Five-minute Giemsa stain for rapid detection of malaria parasites in blood smears.

Category Primary study
JournalTropical doctor
Year 2011
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.
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First added on: Sep 22, 2024