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![Image: Photomicrograph of a band-form trophozoite of P. malariae in a thin blood smear (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-10-07/RLJ-324.jpg "Image: Photomicrograph of a band-form trophozoite of P. malariae in a thin blood smear (Photo courtesy of the CDC – [US] Centers of Disease Control and Prevention).")
Rapid Test Assesses Plasma Malaria Biomarker to Guide Management
A malaria blood film or rapid diagnostic test is often the only diagnostic available, but the presence of parasites is non-specific and malaria is frequently over-diagnosed, resulting in failure to consider and treat other life-threatening conditions. More...05 Oct 2015
Miniaturized Magnetic Resonance for Direct Diagnosis of Candida Infection in the Blood
An innovative approach for diagnosis of Candida infection directly from blood samples is based on miniaturized magnetic resonance technology and does not require any sample pretreatment or extraction. More...30 Sep 2015
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