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Aspergillus niger on Culture and Microscopy

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Aspergillus #niger #clinical #microscopy #microbiology #culture
Aspergillus niger ... on Culture and ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Aspergillus flavus on Culture and Microscopy

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Aspergillus #flavus #clinical #microscopy #microbiology #culture
Aspergillus flavus ... on Culture and ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Aspergillus terreus on Culture and Microscopy
 - velvety white, later dusky "cinnamon' growth on culture
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Aspergillus terreus ... on Culture and ... cinnamon' growth on culture ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... Microscopy #clinical #microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... identified with modern culture ... diagnosis #causes #culture ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Aspergillus terreus on Culture and Microscopy
 - cinnamon (with sugar) brown" growth on plate
 - resistant
Aspergillus terreus ... on Culture and ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Aspergillus fumigatus on culture and microscopy
The most typically isolated hyaline mold: Aspergillus fumigatus.
Dark blue-green suede colony
Aspergillus fumigatus ... on culture and ... hyaline mold: Aspergillus ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Aspergillus clavatus on Microscopy
"clavate"="club-like"
An occupational health hazard, it grows on malt & grains - brewery workers
Aspergillus clavatus ... richdavisphd #Aspergillus ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #culture
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
sets of blood cultures ... antimicrobial susceptibility ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... 90% of IE cases Culture ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... • Blood cultures
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
preparation from culture ... exceptions are Aspergillus ... Fungal #Stains #microbiology