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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 2 Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytes, Thick Film

The next section is Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes on thick-film smears.

 

These are the easiest stages to recognize in all the malarias, and the thick films are more sensitive and are very characteristic and diagnostic for P. falciparum.

 

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