A microscopist receives a sample—let’s say a blood smear to test for malaria. Now, anyone with a medical background knows ...

which is Giemsa stained and examined under oil immersion for the presence of malaria parasites in red blood cells. Thick blood smears concentrate dehemoglobinized red blood cells to improve ...

A mother diagnosed with cervical cancer more than three years after a failure to refer her to specialists when her smear test showed concerning results has called for lessons to be learned from ...

It's a common problem affecting around 10 per cent of smear specimens. It means the sample on the microscope slide was unsuitable for analysis. It can be because: •Insufficient cells were ...

Despite requesting a smear test from her GP, her concerns were dismissed as she was deemed 'too young' for a cervical screening which is only offered to over-25s. It was only in March 2015 ...

In some cases, recommendations are made without a GRADE evaluation because there is significant benefit, with minimal potential harms (e.g. use of rapid diagnostic tests when malaria smears are not ...

Thin blood smears were prepared, fixed in 100% methanol for 10 seconds, and stained with Giemsa (Merck) solution (5%) for 20 minutes. The slides were washed and observed under a Leica DMBL microscope, ...