Mycology Flashcards
_____ form is what is seen in pt. samples at 37 degrees Celsius
_______ is what is seen at room temp.
yeast
mold
What kind of fungal infections require no further testing?
which require further testing?
fungal skin infections (all skin antifungals work the same)
Internal fungal infections
Means the fugus can have two forms, mold and a yeast form
dimorphic
What form is the fungus if it is creamy white on agar?
yeast form
It is a pseudohyphae if…
there are constrictions
fungi that live off decaying materials
Saprobes
Candida albicans is only what form?
yeast
Cutaneous fungi disease examples?
Superficial mycoses, Tinea, Piedra, Candidosis, Dermatophytosis
Subcutaneous fungi examples.
Chromoblastomycosis, Sporotrichosis, Mycetoma (eumycotic), Phaeohyphomycosis
Opportunistic fungi examples?
Aspergillosis, Candidosis, Cryptococcosis, Geotrichosis, Mucormycosis, Fusariosis, Trichosporonosis, and others
Systemic fungal disease examples?
Aspergillosis, blastomycosis, candidosis, coccidioidomycosis, Adiaspiromycosis, Emmonsiosis, Histoplasmosis, Cryptocococcos, Geotrichosis, Paracoccidioidomycosis, Mucormycosis, Fusariosis, Trichosporonosis
CSF mycology samples should never be _____________.
refrigerated (killed in low temps)
Mycology sample types?
-CSF
-blood
-eye scrapping
-hair, skin, and scrapping
-vaginal samples
-urine
-tissue, bone marrow and sterile body fluids
mycology culture media usually contains _________ to inhibit rapidly growing fungi.
cycloheximide
culture media for mycology?
-Sabouraud dextrose agar: more common
-Chloramphenicol: to inhibit bacterial growth
-For dimorphic fungi: enriched media e.g. BHI with antibiotic and sheep blood
