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PREPARATION AND STAINING OF SMEARS FOR BLOOD PARASITES   Add to my SOP compendium

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This document describes the procedure used by the Clinical Trials Unit at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Biotechnology Laboratory for the preparation of thick and thin blood smears from EDTA blood and Giemsa staining for examination for blood parasites. It is a product of the Clinical Trials Unit at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center which is supported by the Duke Global Health Institute and is available for download at https://globalhealth.duke.edu/standard-operating-procedures-clinical-trials-sops.

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MIC.040.02 BLOOD PARASITE SMEAR PREP.pdf [Size: 74 KB]
Biospecimens
  • Fluid - Blood
Diagnoses
  • AIDS/HIV-related
Topics
  • Biospecimen Processing

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