Five-minute Giemsa stain for rapid detection of malaria parasites in blood smears
M M Jager1, J L Murk, R D Piqué
1Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands. m.jager@vumc.nl
Tropical Doctor
|November 20, 2010
Abstract:
The Giemsa stain is used as the gold standard for the diagnosis of malaria on blood smears. The classical staining procedure requires between 30 and 45 min. We modified the Giemsa stain and reduced the staining time to 5 min without any loss of quality.
