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Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... and chitin in fungal ... visualization of fungal ... #Fungal #Stains ... #microbiology #microscopy
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
on Culture and Microscopy ... but a positive fungal ... & reverse) 2) microscopic ... Fusarium #Culture #Microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Brugia malayi - Filariasis on Microscopy

What is Brugia malayi? It is a filarial parasitic worm that
Filariasis on Microscopy ... worm that can cause ... The adult worms cause ... malayi #Filariasis #Microscopy ... clinical #pathology #microbiology
Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
on Culture and Microscopy ... diphtheriae, the cause ... diphtheriae #Culture #Microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Trichuris trichiura - Whipworms on Microscopy
Also known as the whip worm, the head resembles a whip
- Whipworms on Microscopy ... It can cause dysentery ... trichiura #whipworms #Microscopy ... clinical #gross #microbiology
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
Aspiration on Microscopy ... A classic case! ... Is a major cause ... Salmonella #Aspiration #Microscopy ... clinical #pathology #microbiology
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Causes of Hemoptysis ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... polyangiitis / microscopic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
involved in >50% of cases ... a +ve culture Microbiology ... S.A. can also be caused ... by, fungi, viruses
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology