Modified technique of the hematocrit tube centrifugation test to detect trypanosomes in blood.
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Bailey JW, Smith DW (1992) The use of acridine orange QBC technique in the diagnostic of African trypanosomiasis. Trans R Soc Trop Med 86:630–636
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Acridine Orange Quantitative Buffy Coat Technique (QBS). In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_3575
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