title: A rapid staining technique for Leishmania parasites in splenic aspirate smears.
abstract: A quick and suitable method for staining Leishmania donovani and other blood protozoa is described. The method, which could have wide applications, is a modification of Field's staining technique as used for malaria parasites. It uses the same stains in a different order. The method has been tried on smears containing malaria and trypanosomes, and the results were good. It is very cheap and requires no special apparatus or training.
authors: Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors: C N
authors: CN
authors: Chunge
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Ngige
authors: C R
authors: CR
authors: Bwibo
authors: P C
authors: PC
authors: Mulega
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Kilonzo
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Kibati
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Owate
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis; D013154:Spleen / Q000469:parasitology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis