Lymph nodes, spleen, liver, bone marrow, spinal fluid, eyes, and nasopharynx
7 Procedures for Detecting Blood Parasites
Preparation of thick and thin blood films
Combination thick and thin blood films (on the same slide)
Combination thick and thin blood films (can be stained as either)
General notes on staining procedures
Proper examination of thin and thick blood films
Diagnosis of malaria: review of alternatives to conventional microscopy
QBC microhematocrit centrifugation method
Flow anti-pLDH Plasmodium monoclonal antibodies
Automated blood cell analyzers
Diagnosis of leishmaniasis: review of alternatives to conventional microscopy
ICT for detection of anti-rK-39 antibodies
Gradient centrifugation technique
Triple-centrifugation method for trypanosomes
Special stain for microfilarial sheath
8 Parasite Recovery: Culture Methods, Animal Inoculation, and Xenodiagnosis
Blastocystis spp. (Blastocystis hominis)
Flagellates of blood and tissue