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. 1993 Oct;31(10):2816-8.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.10.2816-2818.1993.

Use of the Quantitative Buffy Coat system for detection of parasitemia in patients with babesiosis

A R Mattia  1 , M A Waldron, L S Sierra
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Use of the Quantitative Buffy Coat system for detection of parasitemia in patients with babesiosis

A R Mattia et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Oct.

Abstract

Quantitative Buffy Coat analysis and blood smears were performed on a total of 47 blood samples. The technique showed 100% correlation with the blood smears in 9 samples containing babesia and 10 samples containing malaria, with some differential features distinguishing the two infections. Quantitative Buffy Coat analysis provides a simple and rapid method for the detection of parasitemia in cases of babesiosis.

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