Diagnosis of acute malaria by laser based cell counter with comparison of conventional and recent techniques in Indian scenario.

Unlabelled: Malaria is one of the most important parasitic diseases in humans affecting 103 countries worldwide.

Aims: The present study aims to determine the diagnostic utility of cell counter data--hemoglobin, total leukocyte count, platelet count and depolarized laser light (DLL)-based purple-coded events (PCEs) in detection of acute malaria. This is a retrospective study of 523 patient data that came for complete blood count for the first time.