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Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... - Diagnosis Comparison ... TableAspergillus ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal ... #Table #microbiology
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#Amphotericin #Ampho #AmphoB #AmB #resistance #resistant #microbiology
resistance #resistant #microbiology ... #micro #fungal ... #antifungal #ID
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
exceptions are Aspergillus ... • India ink - "Negative ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #fungus #comparison ... #table
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... Cryptococcus - Negative ... of mold-active antifungals ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison