Malaria Diagnostic Practices in U.S. Laboratories in 2017

Author:

Prestel Christopher1,Tan Kathrine R.2,Abanyie Francisca3,Jerris Robert4,Gutman Julie R.2

Affiliation:

1. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

2. Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

3. Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

4. Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Abstract

In the United States, the gold standard for malaria diagnosis is microscopic blood smear examination. Because malaria is not endemic in the United States, diagnostic capabilities may be limited, causing delays in diagnosis and increased morbidity and mortality.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

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