A _____ stain or culture gives physicians a definitive diagnosis in histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (fungal infections)
#2
_____ is a fungal infection that occurs at pH 3.8 - 4.5 (normal)
#3
Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly Pneumocystis carinii, is an opportunistic fungi that appears as _____ containing dark oval bodies on microscopy.
#4
_____ washings can be used to diagnose Cryptococcal infection
#5
Serum beta-1,3-D glucan levels will be _____ in a patient suffering from pneumocystis pneumonia
#6
_____ stains and outlines the heavy capsule that surrounds Cryptococci fungi, giving it a unique "halo" appearance
#7
_____ invades blood vessels, disseminating rapidly throughout the body
Hint: Which complication of Aspergillus fumigatus
#8
What fungus is shown below?
_____
#9
Pilot wheel/Mickey mouse appearence on culture is shown by _____ American blastomycosis/paracoccidioidomycosis
#10
What fungus is shown below?
_____
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Flashcard 1: A _____ stain or culture gives physicians a definitive diagnosis in histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (fungal infections)
Answer: KOH
Flashcard 2: _____ is a fungal infection that occurs at pH 3.8 - 4.5 (normal)
Answer: Candida albicans
Flashcard 3: Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly Pneumocystis carinii, is an opportunistic fungi that appears as _____ containing dark oval bodies on microscopy.
Answer: cysts
Flashcard 4: _____ washings can be used to diagnose Cryptococcal infection
Answer: Bronchopulmonary
Flashcard 5: Serum beta-1,3-D glucan levels will be _____ in a patient suffering from pneumocystis pneumonia
Answer: elevated
Flashcard 6: _____ stains and outlines the heavy capsule that surrounds Cryptococci fungi, giving it a unique "halo" appearance
Answer: India ink
Flashcard 7: _____ invades blood vessels, disseminating rapidly throughout the body
Answer: Angioinvasive aspergillosis
Flashcard 8: What fungus is shown below?
_____
Answer: Rhizopus
Flashcard 9: Pilot wheel/Mickey mouse appearence on culture is shown by _____ American blastomycosis/paracoccidioidomycosis
