A Patient Presented with Fever, Mild Anemia, and Thrombocytopenia

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient presented with fever, mild anemia, and thrombocytopenia.The peripheral blood smear showed the presence of intracellular organisms that were present as singles, doubles, and tetrads.What is the most likely identification of the organism?

• A)Plasmodium sp.
• B)Babesia microti
• C)Bartonella bacilliformis
• D)Trypanosoma cruzi

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