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Unit Code 9240:
Malaria/Babesia Smear

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Method Description

The thin blood film is fixed in methyl alcohol and stained with a

Giemsa stain. The thick films are not fixed and are directly stained

with Giemsa stain. The thick films are used for screening and the

thin films for species identification when the thick film is positive.

(Mayo Clinic Parasitology Laboratory Procedure Manual, 1995,

pp 52-58)

Performing Laboratory Location

Rochester

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