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2. Basic Clinical Mycology (II) Flashcards

1
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Percent of KOH used in KOH preparation

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15% KOH

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2
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Added to KOH preparation that binds to cell wall and fluoresces blue-white under ultraviolet light

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Calcofluor white

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3
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Used to visualize the capsule of C. neoformans in CSF; negative staining

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India ink stain

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4
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India ink stain has been replaced with

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Cryptococcal antigen test

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5
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Fungi stained with Giemsa, Wright-Giemsa

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Histoplasmosis capsulatum (intracellular)

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6
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Color of fungi in H&E

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Pink to pinkish-blue

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7
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Fungi stained with Meyer’s mucicarmine

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C. neoformans

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8
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Color of C. neoformans in Meyer’s mucicarmine

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Rose red

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9
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Stain for C. neoformans (rose red)

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Meyer’s mucicarmine

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10
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Color of fungi in Gomori methenamine silver (GMS)

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Black

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Color of fungi in Papanicolaou stain

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Pink to blue

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12
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Color of fungi in Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)

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Red or purple

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13
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Red or purple color

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PAS

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14
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Pink to blue

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Papanicolaou stain

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15
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Black

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GMS

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16
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Rose red

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Meyer’s mucicarmine

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17
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Pink to pinkish-blue

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H&E

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18
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Growth period of yeasts

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2-3 days

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19
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Growth period of molds

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Rapid:

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20
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Dictates the texture of fungi colonies

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Aerial hyphae

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21
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Leathery, waxy texture

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Glabrous

22
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Suede, plush texture

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Velvety

23
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Texture that looks like Staphylococcus

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Yeastlike

24
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Fluffy texture

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Cottony

25
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Powdery texture

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Granular

26
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Radial grooves, “folded” topography

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Rugose

27
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Central depression and raised edge topography

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Crateriform

28
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Rough knobs topography

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Verrucous

29
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Brainlike topography

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Cerebriform

30
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Methods for examination of molds

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  • tease/cut preparation
  • scotch tape preparation
  • slide culture
31
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Examination of molds; organism removed directly from culture plate using dissecting needle then placed on a slide

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Tease/cut preparation

32
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Examination of molds; a scotch tape is used to transfer aerial hyphae from a colony to a microscope slide

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Scotch tape preparation

33
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Examination of molds; organism is subcultured on a piece of agar then covered with coverslip, the organism grows onto coverslip

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Slide culture

34
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Best method for examination of molds;

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Slide culture

35
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Used to stain and preserve fungal elements in culture isolate

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Lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB)

36
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Stain used for examination of molds

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Lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB)

37
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3 methods for dermatophyte ID

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Hair perforation
Urease test
Trichophyton agars
Rice grain growth

38
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How to do hair perforation for dermatophyte ID?

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  • 5-10 mm sterile hair is floated on sterile water and yeast extract
  • conidia or hyphae are inoculated onto water surface
  • remove hair shafts and observe in LPCB weekly for 1 month
39
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Positive for hair perforation for dermatophyte ID

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

40
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Negative for hair perforation in dermatophyte ID

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Trichophyton rubrum

41
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Observation time for hair perforation for dermatophyte ID

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Weekly for 1 month

42
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Observation time for urease test for dermatophyte ID

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5 days at RT

43
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Positive for urease test for dermatophyte ID

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T. mentagrophytes

44
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Negative/weak for urease test for dermatophyte ID

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T. rubrum

45
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Trichophyton agars used in labs

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  • Trichophyton agar 1 (without thiamine)

- Trichophyton agar 2 (with thiamine)

46
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Observation time for Trichophyton agars for dermatophyte ID

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10-14 days

47
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Media for rice grain growth for dermatophyte ID

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Sterile, nonfortified rice grain media

48
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Observation time for rice grain growth for dermatophyte ID

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10 days

49
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Fungi differentiated in rice grain growth for dermatophyte ID

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Microsporum canis

Microsporum audouinii

50
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Used to dissolve nonfungal materials in skin, nail, hair, fluids, exudates, and biopsy specimens

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KOH preparation

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