A rapid staining technique for Leishmania parasites in splenic aspirate smears
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1989Author
Chunge, CN
Ngige, S
Bwibo, CR
Mulega, PC
Kilonzo, JF
Kibati, F
Owate, J
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A quick and suitable method for staining Leishmania donovani and other blood protozoa is described. The method, which could have wide applications, is a modification of Field's staining technique as used for malaria parasites. It uses the same stains in a different order. The method has been tried on smears containing malaria and trypanosomes, and the results were good. It is very cheap and requires no special apparatus or training
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Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1989 Aug;83(4):361-4Publisher
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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