Comparing Leishman and Giemsa staining for the assessment of peripheral blood smear preparations in a malaria-endemic region in India

• Main Authors: Sanghamitra Sathpathi, Mohanty, Akshaya K, Parthasarathi Satpathi, Mishra, Saroj K, Behera, Prativa K, Goutam Patel, Dondorp, Arjen M
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Open Access article; Comparing Leishman; Giemsa staining; assessment; smear preparations; malaria-endemic region
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/2902
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Microscopy of peripheral blood thin and thick films remains the reference for malaria diagnosis. Although Giemsa staining is most commonly used, the Leishman staining method provides better visualization of the nuclear chromatin pattern of cells. It is less well known whether accuracy...