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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 5 Plasmodium malariae Trophozoites, Thin Film

This is an irregular band trophozoite. Band forms are frequently considered characteristic of P. malariae but can be found in other malaria species, notably P. falciparum in stored blood.

Plasmodium malariae trophozoites, thin blood film

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