Use of the quantitative buffy coat system for detection of parasitemia in patients with babesiosis
Quantitative Buffy Coat analysis and blood smears were performed on a total of 47 blood samples. The technique showed 100% correlation with the blood smears in 9 samples containing babesia and 10 samples containing malaria, with some differential features distinguishing the two infections. Quantitat...
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Published in | Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 31; no. 10; pp. 2816 - 2818 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Society for Microbiology
01.10.1993
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Summary: | Quantitative Buffy Coat analysis and blood smears were performed on a total of 47 blood samples. The technique showed 100% correlation with the blood smears in 9 samples containing babesia and 10 samples containing malaria, with some differential features distinguishing the two infections. Quantitative Buffy Coat analysis provides a simple and rapid method for the detection of parasitemia in cases of babesiosis |
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ISSN: | 0095-1137 1098-660X |
DOI: | 10.1128/jcm.31.10.2816-2818.1993 |