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Timothy Li

@drtimothyli

ID physician @CUHKMedicine • #abxstewardship • #penicillinallergy • Certificate in Travel Health®

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Hematology thin smears (HS) perform equally to parasitology thick and thin blood smears (PS) for the diagnosis of Plasmodium and Babesia infections in a low prevalence setting 93.3% sensitivity 99.8% specificity 97.7% PPV 99.4% NPV 100% concordance with PS (for new cases)

Hematology thin smears (HS) perform equally to parasitology thick and thin blood smears (PS) for the diagnosis of Plasmodium and Babesia infections in a low prevalence setting

93.3% sensitivity
99.8% specificity
97.7% PPV
99.4% NPV
100% concordance with PS (for new cases)