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MAL<br />

9240<br />

MAAN<br />

82396<br />

Plasmodium species: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium<br />

malariae, and Plasmodium knowlesi<br />

Interpretation: A positive result indicates the presence of Plasmodium nucleic acid and melting curve<br />

analysis indicates the infecting species.<br />

Reference Values:<br />

Not applicable<br />

Clinical References: 1. Swan H, Sloan L, Muyombwe A, et al: Evaluation of a real-time polymerase<br />

chain reaction assay for the diagnosis of malaria in patients from Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2005<br />

Nov;73(5):850-854 2. World Health Organization Malaria Page: http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ 3.<br />

Cox-Singh J, Davis T, Lee K et al: Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in humans is widely distributed and<br />

potentially life-threatening. Clin Infect Dis 2008 January 15;46(2):165-171 4. Babady NE, Sloan LM,<br />

Rosenblatt JE, Pritt BS: Detection of Plasmodium knowlesi by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction.<br />

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2009 Sept;81(3):516-518<br />

Malaria/Babesia Smear<br />

Clinical Information: Malaria is a major tropical disease infecting approximately 500 million people<br />

and causing 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths annually. Ninety percent of the deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa<br />

and most of these occur in children

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