1. This organism mimics Plasmodium falciparum because many c…
1. This organism mimics Plasmodium falciparum because many can infect a single RBC. It usually infects domestic and wild animals, but can cause human infection. The tetrad or “Maltese cross” forms are characteristic. The parasite is most likely:
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3. A watery stool was submitted to the laboratory for O & P examination. The technologist notes numerous trophozoites that have non-progressive, blunt pseudopods. The trophozoites contain one nuclei with a large, irregular shaped, eccentric karyosome, coarse and unevenly distributed peripheral chromatin, and bacteria within cytoplasmic vacuoles. The technologist should:
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