Mycology — Flashcards

Candida albicans is in the _____ form with pseudo-hyphae formation at 20 degrees C

_____ is endemic to the central and midwestern United States

Hint: what fungus

Sporotrichosis diagnosis is confirmed via _____ or biopsy

_____ does not change the vaginal pH

Hint: Candida albicans or Gardnerella vaginalis

Ascending _____ and cigar-shaped yeast are classic manifestations of Sporothrix schenckii infection/sporotrichosis

Progression of _____ can result in spreading from cervical lymph nodes to the lungs, causing granulomas

Hint: which fungal infection

A _____ stain or culture gives physicians a definitive diagnosis in histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (fungal infections)

_____ is found mainly in pigeon droppings and soil

Hint: which fungus

_____ and Malassezia furfur are classified as yeast like

Characteristic microscopic appearance: Vesicles are _____ and philades are arranged in one or two row(s) in Aspergillus flavus

Hint: shape