Fig. 1From: Diagnostic challenges of prolonged post-treatment clearance of Plasmodium nucleic acids in a pre-transplant autosplenectomized patient with sickle cell diseasePlasmodium falciparum forms observed in stained blood smears. Thin smears of peripheral blood with either Wright Giemsa (top) or Giemsa (bottom) staining. Parasite forms included immature trophozoites (rings, R), mature trophozoites (T), schizonts (S) and gametocytes (G). Pictured fields are representative of samples collected on day 0 (top panels and bottom left) and day 2 (bottom right)Back to article page