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Chapter-30 Thick and Thin Films to Identify and Estimate the Number of Blood Parasites

BOOK TITLE: Laboratory Procedures in Haematology

Author
1. Mehdi SR
ISBN
9788180616570
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10437_30
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2006
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
1. JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, India, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Abstract

The thin blood films are essential for study of morphology and identification of blood parasites specially species of Plasmodium. In case of low number of malarial parasites thick blood film is required. For the success of management of Plasmodium falciparum malaria the assessment of parasite density or pasitemia is significant. A formula has been evolved for the assessment of parasite density. The procedure of counting of parasites in proportion of WBC and RBC based on that formula has been described in this chapter.

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