candidiasis skin Flashcards
1
Q
Specimens
A
Whitish mucosal patches, skin scrapings and nail clippings
2
Q
type of fungi
A
yeast like
3
Q
Direct microscopy
A
Gram-positive oval budding yeast cells with
pseudohyphae
4
Q
Culture on SDA (Sabouraud dextrose agar)
A
Produces creamy white and pasty colony
5
Q
Tests for species identification:
A
- Germ tube test (positive for C. albicans)
- Dalmau plate culture
- CHROMagar
- Molecular methods such as PCR.
