Table 2 Clinical information, Plasmodium species and parasite density of the samples submitted as part of the EQA session
From: External quality assessment of malaria microscopy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sample | Sample information | Reference result/Comment |
|---|---|---|
1. Thick + thin blood film, Giemsa stained | Girl 9 years old, fever, pale, weakness, Leukocyte count 10,400/μl | Plasmodium falciparum, parasite density 177,000/μl or "++++" |
2. Thick + thin blood film, Giemsa stained | Woman 54 years old, headache and fever, Leukocyte count 2,500/μl | Plasmodium falciparum, parasite density 86/μl or "+" |
3. Thick + thin blood film, Giemsa stained | Man 57 years old, check-up visit | No parasites seen |
4. Thin blood film, Giemsa stained | Woman, 39 years old, no clinical information | No parasites seen, presence of Howell-Jolly bodies |
5. Thin blood film, unstained | Man, 36 years old, no clinical information | Sample to be stained by the participants and returned for scoring of staining quality |
6. No sample | Stained thick blood film sample to be selected from routine samples by the participant | Sample to be sent to the reference lab for scoring of staining quality |