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Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
Identification Algorithm ... parasitemia, Banana-shaped ... gametocytes • P. malariae ... RBC, 1/3 oval shape ... Identification #Algorithm
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Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Banana-shaped gametocytes ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
~75% of human malaria ... cases - Banana-shaped ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Identification flowchart for filariae
Sheathed
 - Red sheath, tail has 2 nuclei connected by a thread -
thread - Brugia Malayi ... Identification #filariae #algorithm ... pathology #diagnosis #microbiology