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Detection of Plasmodium DNA and identification of the infecting species
An adjunct to conventional microscopy of Giemsa-stained films, particularly in cases of low percent parasitemia or suboptimal parasite morphology
Detection and confirmatory identification of Plasmodium species: P falciparum, P vivax, P ovale, P malariae, and P knowlesi
This test should not be used to screen asymptomatic patients.
See Malaria Laboratory Testing Algorithm in Special Instructions.
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/DNA Probe Hybridization