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Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal Stains ... preparation from culture ... exceptions are Aspergillus ... #microbiology #microscopy ... fungus #comparison #table
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... Fungal (Histoplasma/Aspergillus ... patient a surgical candidate ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus ... positive with melanin stains ... spp. however Aspergillus ... Consistent with Aspergillus ... morphology #pathology #atlas
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Coccidioides spp, Candida ... Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus ... positive with melanin stains ... , Histoplasma, Candida ... pathology #clinical #atlas
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Pathology • Candida ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy ... #table #atlas #
Aspergillus clavatus on Microscopy
"clavate"="club-like"
An occupational health hazard, it grows on malt & grains - brewery workers
Aspergillus clavatus ... on Microscopy " ... grows on malt & grains ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... #microbiology #culture
Microscopic examination of vaginal samples. A, Normal saline wet mount showing a clump of three normal
Microscopic examination ... Inset, Gram stain ... showing numerous Candida ... #Trichomonas #Candida ... Candidiasis #Comparison #Table
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... separate blood cultures ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... , Candida), Mycoplasma ... Histopathology with special stains
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
cm in men [7] (Table ... Table 1: Annual ... rupture risk according ... , CHUM Hôpital Saint-Luc ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS ... 90% of IE cases Culture ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... • Blood cultures ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management