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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 4 Plasmodium ovale Trophozoites, Thin Film

 

1. Infected RBCs might be enlarged, often stretched into ovoids with fimbriated edges, and can have coarse Jamess stippling.

 

2. Immature trophozoites bear similarities to P. vivax and P. malariae and have a single prominent nucleus.

 

3. Mature trophozoites are less vacuolated than P. vivax, resemble P. malariae, and have coarse and scattered pigment.

Summary of Characteristics