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Performing Laboratory
| Memorial Hospital-Microbiology Laboratory | 304-388-9353 |
Specimen Requirements
Whole Blood-Draw a full, lavender-top (EDTA) tube
Microbiology Lab will make the thin and thick smears
Specimen Rejection
- Improperly labeled, collected, stored, and transported
- Quantity not sufficient
Reference Values
Negative
Critical Value: All positives
Methodology
Giemsa Stain
Days Test Set Up and Turnaround
Smears may be collected at any time
Slides are read Monday through Friday 8AM-4PM
CPT Coding
87899 x3
Additional Information
Blood smears are useful in the diagnosis of Malaria, Babesiosis, Trypanosomiasis, Leishmaniasis and Bartonellosis.