Figure 3.

Paired CBS and MDM preparations from one study participant. Panel A shows the CBS preparation, Panel B shows the MDM preparation; both panels show the same surface area of an individual microscope field (1000×). The CBS preparation shows 19 ring-stage parasites in the thin smear. The total number of cells in the field is 125; overall percentage of P. falciparum-infected cells in Panel A is 15.2% (19/125). The MDM preparation shows 16 ring-, and 16 gametocyte-stage parasites in the thin smear. The total number of cells in the field is 131; overall percentage of P. falciparum-infected cells in Panel B is 24.4% (32/131).