Mycology Flashcards
Most widely used culture medium
SABORAUDβs AGAR
Used to dissolve tissue material, leaving the alkali resistant fungi intact
10% KOH
Four approaches to the laboratory diagnosis of fungal diseases
Direct microscopy
Culture
DNA probe test
Serologic test
Dermatophytes
Trichophyton
Microsporum
Epidermophyton
Derivative of glucose
Composed of N-acetylglucosamine
CHITIN
Hypopigmented spots on the chest and back
MALASEZZIA FURFUR
Spaghetti and meatballs
Malasezzia furfur
Treatment for Pityriasis
Salicylic acid
Athletesβs foot
Tinea pedia
Jock itch
Tinea cruris
Ringworm (body)
Tinea corporis
Ringworm (head)
Tinea capitis
Rose gardenerβs disease
SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII
Cigar shaped budding yeast
SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII
Most common cause of outbreaks of tinea capitis in children
Trichophyton tonsurans