title: MALARIA - DIAGNOSTICS TODAY.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411 040.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411 040.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagendra
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411 040.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Subramanya
keywords: Malaria diagnostics; Peripheral blood smear (PBS); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Quantitative buffy coat (QBC)