The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum Trophozoites, Thin Film
Thin film
Plasmodium
falciparum two
ring trophozoites
The smear is positive,
with only two distinct
parasites. Particles from
the unfiltered
Giemsa stain resemble
nuclei of malaria
parasites and make
diagnosis difficult. Two
ring trophozoites are
detectable.