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Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
Borrelia recurrentis ... fever #Clinical #Pathology ... BorreliaRecurrentis #Borrelia ... #Recurrentis #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
preparation from culture Pathology ... polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... #microbiology #microscopy ... fungus #comparison #table
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Borrelia recurrentis ... BP stable, HR 115 ... recurrentis! ... The table below ... #microscopy #pathology
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... broad based bud • Cryptococcus ... ucsdim #Fungal #Pathology ... #clinical #microscopy ... #table #atlas #
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
trench fever), Borrelia ... recurrentis (louse-borne ... (droppings) - Cryptococcus ... burgdorferi, Borrelia ... InfectiousDiseases #table
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
trench fever), Borrelia ... recurrentis (louse-borne ... (droppings) - Cryptococcus ... burgdorferi, Borrelia ... InfectiousDiseases #table