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Purchased a microscope and took this video of a round cell slightly larger that a RBC filled with small moving particals along with moving partical in the plasma near it. There are many of these scattered among the RBCs.
I am assuming it is a white blood cell but not sure about the little dots moving around.
The slide was a live blood sample with a cover sheet sealed microscope oil around the edge.
This was imaged 24 hours after the slide was made.
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not sure but Bartonella has a similar look in red blood cells. Not a doc or scientist. You probably already thought of that. Also not sure if Bart infects WBC. Thought they were in the red.
Again, I'm ignorant but just trying to help.
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The one thing that seems odd if they are WBCs is they are all almost perfectly round and they move very little.
I have ordered a stain kit and am going to try a fresh slide with stain and see what that looks like.
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Tbh it doesnt really look like a WBC. Normally you would be able to distinguish the nucleus better if it were a WBC.
What you're showing looks more like a blob (perhaps a droplet of something) with some bacteria like substances in it.
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When I first made the slide they were more spaced but after a day they were largely huddled. Strange....maybe they are cold:)
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