Tests:Malaria Screen and Parasite Microscopy, Blood - Revision history

Mabbett1 at 01:26, 3 December 2025

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Mabbett1 at 21:02, 19 November 2025

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	\|Test Code		\|Test Code
	\|		\|HMAL
			CBCD
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	\|Synonyms		\|Synonyms
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	\|Stability – Add test		\|Stability – Add test
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	\|Test Method		\|Test Method
	\|~~Stained thin film microscopy~~		\|Malaria LAMP assay (loop-mediated isothermal DNA amplification)

	~~Antigen testing~~

	~~Thick film~~

	~~CBC also required~~
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	\|Advanced Notice		\|Advanced Notice
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	== Comments ==		== Comments ==
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	\| colspan="2" \|~~Thick films are referred to Canterbury Health Laboratories for final result and speciation of parasites.~~		\| colspan="2" \|

	~~Antigen testing and thin blood film microscopy can provisionally exclude malaria, however thick film examination is the gold standard confirmatory test.~~

	~~As a negative result may not rule out malaria, if symptoms persist, consider sending repeat specimen in the interim.~~
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Mabbett1 at 20:58, 19 November 2025

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	\|Department		\|Department
	\|Haematology~~, thick film referred to Canterbury Health Laboratories~~		\|Haematology
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	\|Test Code		\|Test Code
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	Malarial parasites		Malarial parasites

	~~Thick films~~		Malarial Antigens

	~~Malarial Antigens~~		Malaria NAAT

			Malaria PCR

			Thick and Thin films
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	\|Availability		\|Availability
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	\|Turnaround Time		\|Turnaround Time
	\|Malarial ~~Antigen~~ result within ~~an hour.~~		\|Malarial NAAT result within 2 hours
			Species identification via thin film within 4 hours
	\|-		\|-
	\|Stability – Add test		\|Stability – Add test
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	\|Preferred		\|Preferred
	\|4 mL EDTA <span style="background: #ba55d3"> Purple-Top </span> - film to be made ASAP		\|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		\|Acceptable

Kgl005 at 20:44, 19 November 2025

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Mabbett1 at 20:37, 19 November 2025

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE: Malaria ~~Screen and Parasite Microscopy, Blood~~}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE: Malaria}}

	[[Category:Tests]]		[[Category:Tests]]

Kgl005 at 01:46, 20 March 2025

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	Malarial Antigens		Malarial Antigens
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	\|~~Test Availabilty~~		\|Availability
	\|Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours		\|Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
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	== Specimen Requirements ==		== Specimen Requirements ==
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	\|Specimen ~~Type~~		\|Specimen
	\|Whole blood		\|Whole blood
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	\|Sample ~~Type~~		\|Sample
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Kgl005 at 00:21, 17 March 2025

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	Malarial Antigens		Malarial Antigens
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			\|Test Availabilty
			\|Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
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	\|Turnaround Time		\|Turnaround Time
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	==~~= ''~~Specimen Requirements~~'' =~~==		== Specimen Requirements ==
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	\|Specimen Type		\|Specimen Type
	\|Whole blood		\|Whole blood
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	~~\|Specimen Transportation~~
	~~\|ASAP to lab~~
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	\|Preferred		\|Preferred
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	\|Unacceptable		\|Unacceptable
	\|		\|Clotted samples
			Samples older than 6 hours
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			\|Specimen Transportation
			\|ASAP to lab
	\|-		\|-
	\|Paediatric Requirements		\|Paediatric Requirements
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	==~~= ''~~Aliquot Requirements~~'' =~~==		== Aliquot Requirements ==
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	\|Sample Type		\|Sample Type
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			\|Preferred Volume
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	==~~= ''~~Clinical Information~~'' =~~==		== Clinical Information ==
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	\|Reference Intervals		\|Reference Intervals
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	==~~= ''~~Comments~~'' =~~==		== Comments ==
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	\| colspan="2" \|Thick films are referred to Canterbury Health Laboratories for final result and speciation of parasites.		\| colspan="2" \|Thick films are referred to Canterbury Health Laboratories for final result and speciation of parasites.

Kgl005 at 03:22, 25 February 2025

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	\|Malarial Antigen result within an hour.		\|Malarial Antigen result within an hour.
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			\|Stability – Add test
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=== ''Overview'' ===
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|Department
|Haematology, thick film referred to Canterbury Health Laboratories
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|Test Code
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|Synonyms
|Blood parasites

Malarial parasites

Thick films

Malarial Antigens
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|Turnaround Time
|Malarial Antigen result within an hour.
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=== ''Specimen Requirements'' ===
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|Specimen Type
|Whole blood
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|Specimen Transportation
|ASAP to lab
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|Preferred
|4 mL EDTA <span style="background: #ba55d3"> Purple-Top </span> - film to be made ASAP
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|Acceptable
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|-
|Unacceptable
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|Paediatric Requirements
|<span style="background: #dcd0ff"> EDTA Microtainer </span>
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|Minimum Volume
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|Aliquot Transportation
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|Stability – Add test
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=== ''Clinical Information'' ===
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|Reference Intervals
|Interpretation with report
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|Test Method
|Stained thin film microscopy

Antigen testing

Thick film

CBC also required
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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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| colspan="2" |Thick films are referred to Canterbury Health Laboratories for final result and speciation of parasites.

Antigen testing and thin blood film microscopy can provisionally exclude malaria, however thick film examination is the gold standard confirmatory test.

As a negative result may not rule out malaria, if symptoms persist, consider sending repeat specimen in the interim.
|}