MALARIA/BLOOD PARASITES
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  PBL

MGH LIS Test No

  313

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  PBL

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Lavender Top, 2 smears unstained.  

Volume

  3ml or 5ml

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

   
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Microscopic examination of blood smear

Clinical Utilities
Detecting malaria parasites.

CPT Codes
87207

Reference Range
Negative

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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