Malaria Slide Preparation for Malaria Slide Preparation for PNGPNG

Preparing the SlidePreparing the Slide

Place the Malaria label on the frosted end of Place the Malaria label on the frosted end of the slide. Conduct the fingerstick and fill the the slide. Conduct the fingerstick and fill the Microtainer.Microtainer.

Using the pipette, place a drop of blood (not Using the pipette, place a drop of blood (not all of the blood in the pipette tip – just over all of the blood in the pipette tip – just over half) onto the slide. Make sure it is on the half) onto the slide. Make sure it is on the same side of the slide as the label’s same side of the slide as the label’s barcode.barcode.

Preparing the SlidePreparing the Slide

Spread the drop of blood with the end of the Spread the drop of blood with the end of the pipette tip to make an area about 1 cm in pipette tip to make an area about 1 cm in diameter.diameter.

Correct thickness is attained when you can Correct thickness is attained when you can barely read newsprint through the smear.barely read newsprint through the smear.

Spreading Out Thick SmearSpreading Out Thick Smear

Drying and Storing the SlideDrying and Storing the Slide

Stand the slide box on end and place slide Stand the slide box on end and place slide into the slide box. Make sure slide is level, into the slide box. Make sure slide is level, as it would be if placed on the table.as it would be if placed on the table.

Do not lay slide box down (such that the Do not lay slide box down (such that the slide is vertical) until the smear is mostly slide is vertical) until the smear is mostly dry. This may take approximately 25 dry. This may take approximately 25 minutes.minutes.

When slides are dry, put lid on slide box and When slides are dry, put lid on slide box and wrap with rubber band.wrap with rubber band.

Malaria Slides Drying in BoxMalaria Slides Drying in Box