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[[Category:Haematology]]  
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== Overview ==
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|Department 
|Haematology 
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|Test Code 
|HMAL 
CBCD
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|Synonyms 
|Blood parasites  

Malarial parasites  

Malarial Antigens

Malaria NAAT

Malaria PCR

Thick and Thin films
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|Availability
|Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours 
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|Turnaround Time 
|Malarial NAAT result within 2 hours
Species identification via thin film within 4 hours  
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|Stability – Add test 
|6 hours
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== Specimen Requirements ==
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|Specimen 
|Whole blood
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|Preferred 
|4 mL EDTA <span style="background: #ba55d3"> Purple-Top </span> - film to be made ASAP    
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Please provide recent travel history and history of past malaria infection
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|Acceptable 
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|Unacceptable
|Clotted samples 
Samples older than 6 hours
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|Specimen Transportation 
|ASAP to lab   
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|Paediatric Requirements   
|<span style="background: #dcd0ff"> EDTA Microtainer </span>     
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== Aliquot Requirements ==
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|Sample 
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|Preferred Volume
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|Minimum Volume 
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|Aliquot Transportation 
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== Clinical Information ==
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|Reference Intervals 
|Interpretation with report    
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|Test Method 
|Malaria LAMP assay (loop-mediated isothermal DNA amplification) 
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|Advanced Notice 
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|Patient Preparation 
|Collect sample at peak of fever if possible    
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== Comments ==
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