Flagging performance of Sysmex XN-10 haematology analyser for malaria detection.

Cécile DumasPauline Tirard-ColletFanélie MestralletSandrine GirardLaurent JalladesStéphane PicotAnne-Lise Bienvenu

Published in: Journal of clinical pathology (2020)

Considering the excellent specificity and the low prevalence of the flag in the overall population, we suggest, in case of the presence of pRBC flag, the implementation of a rapid review of the blood smear looking for Plasmodium, mostly if the patient had fever and had not been tested for malaria.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
loop mediated isothermal amplification
primary care
case report
risk factors
healthcare
pulmonary tuberculosis
sensitive detection
real time pcr
structural basis