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MYCOTIC INFECTIONS ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: (4) & Other Opportunistic Mycoses Flashcards

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Affects the outermost layer of the skin, hand, feet and hair

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Superficial Mycoses

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  • chronic superficial fungal infection which leads to hypopigmented or hyperpigmented patches on skin
  • With sunlight exposure the skin around the patches will tan but patches will remain white
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Tinea versicolor (an-an) / Pityriasis versicolor

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causes tinea or pityriasis versicolor – superficial mycoses; lipophilic yeast; spaghetti with meatball appearance

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M. furfur

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Mode of transmission of Tinea versicolor (an-an) / Pityriasis versicolor

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direct contact

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a superficial fungal infection that causes dark brown to black painless patches on the soles of the hands and feet

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Tinea nigra

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formely called C. werneckii

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Exophilia werneckii

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  • Nodular infection of the hair shaft
  • Axillary, pubic, beard, scalp hair maybe infected
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Piedra (white and black)

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caused by Piedraia hortai

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Black Piedra

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caused by Trichosporon beigelii/cutaneum

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White Piedra

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Affects keratinized tissues, skin, hair and nails

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Cutaneous Mycoses

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Also known as dermatophytosis/dermatomycoses

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Cutaneous Mycoses

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Also known as Ring worm infection

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Cutaneous Mycoses

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skin, hair, rarely nails

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Microsporum

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skin, nails, rarely hair

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Trichophyton

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skin, hair and nails

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Epidermophyton

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May be diagnostic of Chromoblastomycosis/Chromomycosis or MOSSY FOOT DISEASE/HEMATOMYCOSIS

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Sclerotic bodies / muriform cells

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17
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Copper colored fungal cells

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Sclerotic bodies / muriform cells

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  • Unable to produce microconidia
  • Macroconidia smooth walled (2-4),
    appearing like ____ ___
  • Produces ____colored colonies
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Epidermorphyton floccosum Eg. Tinea cruris (hadhad)

Khaki; beaver’s tail

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Microconidia are globose and arranged in
Grape like clusters

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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  • ______ shaped microconidia laterally on
    hyphae
  • May give the so-called “____ __ _ _____”
    appearance
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Trichophyton rubrum Eg. Tinea corporis
(buni)

Teardrop; Birds on a fence

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Produces rat tail or string bean appearing
macroconidia

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Trichophyton verrucosum

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  • Large spindle shaped macroconidia
  • Thick-walled spindle shaped large
    multiseptate with knobby projections
  • Rice medium (+) *used to differentiate with
    M. audouinii
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Microsporum canis Eg. Tinea capitis

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  • Bizarre shaped macroconidia
  • Rice medium (-)
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Microsporum audouinii

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Type affecting deepest layer of the skin (ie. Muscles)

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Subcutaneous Mycoses

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  • Agents are usually found on soil, so feet is always affected
  • Acquired thru trauma
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Subcutaneous Mycoses

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Sporothrichosis

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S. schenckii

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usually caused by the following:
Phialophora verrucosa, Cladosporium carrionii; Fonsecaea predosoi

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Chromoblastomycosis

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caused by the ff: Alternaria, Bipolaris,
Curvularia and Dreschella, Exophialia

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Phaeophypomycosis

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caused by Pseudoallescheria boydii, Exophiala jeanselmi

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Mycetoma

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  • Causes Rose Gardener’s disease
  • Dimorphic fungi
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Sporothrix schenckii

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  • _____ shaped yeast with single or multiple buds
  • Conidia in ___________ arrangement
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Sporothrix schenckii

Cigar; flowerette

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32
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May affect organs such as lungs

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Systemic Mycoses

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  • Caused by dimorphic fungi
  • Acquired thru inhalation, so ___ is usually affected
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Systemic Mycoses
lungs

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Infectious form is ___ (mycelial) form, while diagnostic form is ____

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MOLD; YEAST

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35
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Produces yeast with single bud on a broad base

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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With round or pyriform conidia appearing like lollipops

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Chicago disease

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Gilchrist disease

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Missouri River valley

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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  • Causes San Joaquin valley fever
  • Found in soil of many arid or desert region of US
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Coccidioides immitis

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Produces a yeast appearing line thick-walled spherule with many endospores

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Coccidioides immitis

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Barrel shaped arthroconidia alternating with empty dysjuncter cells

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Coccidioides immitis

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Major biohazard in the lab and most virulent of all the mycotic agents

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Coccidioides immitis

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On media produces COBWEB appearing colonies

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Coccidioides immitis

45
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Virulence factor includes extracellular proteinases

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Coccidioides immitis

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  • Microscopic appearance: Coarse, septate branched hyphae that produce thick
    walled barrel shaped rectangular arthroconidia that alternate with dysjuncter cell
  • 37degC – thick walled spherules filled with endospore with double refractive cell wall
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Coccidioides immitis

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Microscopic appearance: Mycelia phase – septate hyphae with round or pyriform conidia borne singly in conidiophores or directly on hyphae

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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  • Produces a yeast within mononuclear cells
  • 37degC – small budding yeast within mononuclear cell
  • RT – knobby tuberculate will form
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Histoplasma capsulatum

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To demonstrate yeast, Giemsa or Wright’s may be used

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Darling’s disease

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Cave disease

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Spelunker disease

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Reticuloendothelial cytomycosis

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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Ohio valley fever

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Histoplasma capsulatum

55
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Found on bat and bird feces

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Histoplasma capsulatum

56
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South American Blastomycosis

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

57
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Luts Splentdore Almeide disease

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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37degC - Produces a yeast with multiple buds giving it a Ship’s wheel or mariner’s wheel or Pilot’s wheel appearance. Yeast may resemble a mickey mouse cap

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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Found in soil and plant; virulent factor include estrogen binding protein

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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RT: Produces terminally locate chlamydoconidia

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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Microscopic appearance: Presence of terminal chlamydoconidia mistaken as B. dermatitidis

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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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Major cause of opportunistic infection in those with AIDS

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Causes European blastomycosis, Torulosis, Cryptococcosis, Torula Meningitis, Bussebuschke disease

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Produces an encapsulated yeast that can be demonstrated using India ink

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Cryptococcus neoformans

65
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Phenol oxidase and urease test (+) ; nitrate (-)

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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  • Most common cause of yeast infection
  • (+) growth at 42degC
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Candida albicans

67
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A normal flora but can be opportunistic

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Candida albicans

68
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Causes vulvovaginitis, oral thrush

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Candida albicans

69
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Forms Germ tubes, blastoconidia and chlamydospores

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Candida albicans

70
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  • Causes pulmonary disease, otomycosis
  • Acquired thru inhalation
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Aspergillus spp

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Agent of Fungus ball, Aspergilloma, Farmer’s lung disease

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Aspergillus spp.

72
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black pepper effect on culture media, fungus ball in lungs

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Aspergillus niger

73
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___most common cause of pulmonary
aspergillosis often found in compost piles and soil of potted plants. ____ color on culture media

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Aspergillus fumigatus; Green

74
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(previous called Penicillium marnefei)

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Talaramyces marneffei

75
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  • Causes Talaromycosis
  • Dimorphic fungi
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Talaramyces marneffei

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Yeast = ____ shaped while mold with ____ shaped phialides, paint brush like TB Symptoms in HIV px in SEA

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sausage; flask

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  • Includes the ff: Genera
    o Rhizopus
    o Absidia
    o Mucos
  • Causes: Rhinosinus, sinus orbital or craniofacial zygomycosis
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Zygomycota (Zygomycetes)

78
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(+) growth on SDA without cycloheximide

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Zygomycota (Zygomycetes)

79
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Rapid growers; “___” with ASEPTATE hyphae

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Lid lifters

80
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classified as fungi imperfecti, normal mycoflora of commodities (rice)

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Fusarium species (a hyaline mold)

81
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wound infection and oral thrush – forms Hockey stick shaped arthroconidia on corn meal agar

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Geotrichum

82
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can cause keratitis, external ear infection

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Penicillium (hyaline mold)

83
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can cause mycetoma, corneal and nail infections

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Acremonium

84
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Previously a protozoa but now an atypical fungi

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Pneumocystis jirovecii or carinii

85
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Formerly: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)

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Pneumocystis jirovecii or carinii

86
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Pneumonia in AIDS individual acquired from immunocompetent mammals

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Pneumocystis jirovecii or carinii

87
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Preferred sample in detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii or carinii

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BAL (broncho alveolar lavage)

88
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stain of choice for cysts but not trophozoite

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Gomori methenamine silver

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