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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... rare in blood smears ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood Smear ... rare in blood smears ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites ... cells) - Blood Smear ... in a thin blood smear ... scalloped edge) Rich Davis ... falciparum #Blood #Smear
Aspergillus flavus on Culture and Microscopy

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

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

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

#Aspergillus #niger #clinical #microscopy #microbiology #culture
Aspergillus niger on Culture ... Microscopy Rich Davis ... #microbiology #culture
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Peripheral Blood Smear ... parasitemia Rich Davis ... peripheral #blood #smear
Sporothrix schenckii

Slide culture (coverslip embedded into culture media and stained with Lactophenol cotton blue) - better
schenckii Slide culture ... embedded into culture ... structures Rich Davis ... schenckii #clinical #culture
Aspergillus terreus on Culture and Microscopy
 - velvety white, later dusky "cinnamon' growth on culture
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Aspergillus terreus on Culture ... cinnamon' growth on culture ... packed heads Rich Davis ... terreus #clinical #culture
Bipolaris ("pea pods") on Plate Culture and Microscopy

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

#Bipolaris #mold #clinical #microscopy
pods") on Plate Culture ... Microscopy Rich Davis ... #microbiology #culture
Nocardia on Culture and Respiratory Microscopy
 - Gram stain from plate culture: classic beaded, branching GPR
Nocardia on Culture ... stain from plate culture ... positive Rich Davis ... richdavisphd #Nocardia #Culture