3.Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria
For microscopic diagnosis of malaria，thick blood film is required.Giemsa or Field stain is recommended.In Malawi，more than 90%of infections are due to P.falciparum.
In the result form，the following is usually stated clearly for malaria：
（1）Rapid diagnostic tests（RDTS）provide an alternative to microscopy for the identification of parasitemia in blood from a finger-prick sample.
（2）Severe anaemia（Hb＜5 g/d L）.
（3）Hypoglycemia（＜2.2 mmol/L or＜40 mg/d）.
（4）Hyperlactataemia（lactic acidosis）.(https://www.daowen.com)
（5）Hyperparasitaemia（250，000/L or ring sts ge＞5%of RBCs）.
（6）Electrolytes imbalance（hyponatraemia）.
（7）Hypovolemia.
Abbreviations
RDT（rapid diagnostic test）：快速诊断检查
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