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Latex agglutination for antigen

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Cryptococcosis

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Complement fixation or immunodiffusion for antibody

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coccidiodomycosis

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enzyme immunoassay for antigen

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Histoplasmosis

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EIA for galactomannan Ag

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Aspergillosis

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nephrotoxicity

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Amphotericin B

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changes in light perception

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voriconazole

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7
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Binds to ergosterol

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Polyenes (amphotericin)

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Inhibits lanosterol 14alpha-demethlyase cytochrome P-450 dependent enzymes

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Azoles

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blocks synthesis of beta-1.3-dglucan effective for aspergillus and candida

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Echinocandins-__________fungin

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5-FC deaminated to 5-Fu inhibition of DNA and RNA synthesis

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Antimetabolites-flucytosine

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Wood lamp-yellow

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Pityriasis/Tinea Versicolor- Malassezia furfur

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olive oil culture with spaghetti and meatballs as result

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pityriasis/tinea versicolor-malassezia furfur

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whitfield ointment

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Tinea nigra

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Positive hair perforation

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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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negative hair perforation

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Trichophyton rubrum

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16
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daisy petal culture

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Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis-sporothrix schenckii

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17
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copper pennies culture

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chromoblastomycosis-cladosporium, fonsecaea pedrosoi

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Squamous cell carcinoma differential diagnosis

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chrmoblastomycosis-cladosporium, fonsecaea pedrosoi

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serosanguineous fluid with visible granules from sinus tracts

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eumycotic mycetoma

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surgical excision of cyst for diagnosis

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Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis

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21
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Fontana-Masson stain for melanin

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Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis

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22
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spherules in alveoli

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Coccidiodomycosis

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23
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barrel shaped arthroconidia

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Coccidiodomycosis

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24
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Only in California

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Coccidiodomycosis immitis

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25
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Coin lesion

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Blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidiodomycosis

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Mariener’s wheel

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Paracoccidiodomycosis

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27
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serologic testing in blood and urine

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Histoplasmosis

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Mechanical barrier interuption-catheters, heart valves, pacemakers, prosthetic joints

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Candidiasis

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Grunulocyte dysfunction-Chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant

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Aspergillosis, Zygomycosis, Candidiasis

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depressed cell mediated immunity-Steroid therapy, organ tranpslant, AIDS

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Candidiasis, coccidiolmycosis, cryptococcocis, histoplasmosis, pneumocystosis

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Phenotypic switching

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Candididiasis

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normal microflora

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candidiasis

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CHROMagar

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candidiasis

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Birdseed/niger seed agar

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Cryptococcosis

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Bathroom

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Rodotorula

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Acute angle hyphae

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Aspergillosis

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Ninety degree angle hyphae

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zygomycosis

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Resistance to voriconazole

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Zygomycosis

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Lid lifter

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zygomycosis-mucor

40
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White forward/black reverse Sabouraud plate

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Philophora verrucosa

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black foward/white reverse sabouraud plate

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Aspergillus niger

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No budding

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Pneumocystosis

43
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2 serum tests IgM first then IgG

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Toxoplasma gondii

newborn just IgM

44
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atovaquone

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toxoplasma gondii

45
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high in Michigan

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Cryptosporidium, Giardia lamblia

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AIDS indicator

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Cryptosporidium

47
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Acid fast stain

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Cryptosporidium

48
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flask shaped ulcer

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entamoeba histolytica

49
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improper contact handling

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ancathamoeba

50
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exists only as a trophozoite

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trichomonas vaginalis

51
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microscopic examination has to be wet and warm

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trichomonas vaginalis

52
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Smiley face with mustache

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giardia lamblia

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Smiley face w/o mustache

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trichomonas vaginalis

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sandfly

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leishmania donovani

55
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high IgG–> glomerulonephritis

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Leishmania donovani

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Tsetse fly

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trypanosoma brucei

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Massive B cell activation (IgM)

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trypanosoma brucei

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highly variable surface glycoprotein that is switched to avoid immune response in blood

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trypanosoma brucei

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Kissing bug/triatomid/reduvidd bug

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trypanosoma cruzi

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prefer tissues of mesenchymal origin

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trypanosoma cruzi

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rats, cats and dogs are definitive hosts

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trypanosoma cruzi

62
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loss of parasympathetic and cardiac intrinsic signaling

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trypanosoma cruzi

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hyperinfection

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strongyloids stercoralis

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infective larvae in stool very infective health care workers

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strongyloides stercoralis

65
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no eggs in stool because no adult worms

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toxarcar canis- dog roundworm

66
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no egg laying

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trichinella spiralis

67
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Thin skin snips diagnosis

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Onchocera

68
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pseudotubercles (white granulomas) in liver

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schistosoma

69
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criss cross burrowing tracks

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mites

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