AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : To compare the conventional staining methods (Leishman stain, JSB stain, field’s stain) on peripheral blood smear with rapid immunological methods (Falcivax (HRP2Ag+ pLDH) & SD Bioline (pLDH)) for the diagnosis of malarial parasites and to achieve at a better diagnostic tool for diagnosis of malarial parasites in terms of cost, technical expertise, lab facilities, rapidity, higher sensitivity and specificity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was conducted in the Microbiology Department of a MGM Medical College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai from July 2009 to June 2010. 339 patients with clinical features s/o Malaria were included in the study.
For all the patients in the study group, 1ml of blood was collected by venipuncture aseptically in EDTA bulbs. Thick and thin blood films were prepared on 3 slides one each for Leishman, Fields and JSB stain. All the samples…
