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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
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Lesson 5 ─ Plasmodium malariae Trophozoites, Thick Film
1. Trophozoites are small and few in number.
2. Trophozoites range in shape from ring to rounded.
3. Trophozoite chromatin is single and large.
4. Trophozoite cytoplasm is dense with scattered pigment that varies in color
from black to greenish brown.
Summary of Characteristics