Micro Flashcards
1
Q
Candida morphology
A
Pseudohyphae with blastoconidia
2
Q
Candida syndromes
A
mucocutaneous or invasive infections
3
Q
Blastomyces morphology
A
Yeast with broad-based budding
4
Q
Blastomyces syndromes
A
inhaled -> skin and bone
5
Q
Coccidioides morphology
A
spherules with endospores
6
Q
coccidioides syndromes
A
transient pulmonary syndrome ->meninges and bone
7
Q
cryptococcus morphology
A
encapsulated yeast
8
Q
cryptococcus syndromes
A
meningitis in immunocompromised (advanced aids)
9
Q
Histoplasma morphology
A
small, oval yeast within macrophages
10
Q
Histoplasma syndromes
A
mostly subclinical but can cause community-acquired pneumonia -> dissemination
11
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