Category Archives: Fungi
Laboratory diagnosis of fungal disease- selective overview
Organism Microscopy Culture and identification Non-culture methods General Histopath PAS & silver stains etc. K0H with Parker ink (skin scrapings/nails) SAB (Saborauds dextrose agar) medium +/- antibiotics +/- cycloheximide For other media, see here. Blue thymol blue sticky tape preparation … Continue reading
Posted in Fungi, Module-Mycology
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Saving lives by routine cryptococcal antigen screening and pre-emptive fluconazole in patients with advanced HIV
Guest posting: Dr Melanie-Anne John, Microbiology Registrar, Pathology North, formerly Infectious Disease Department, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, RSA Cryptococcal meningitis (CCM) has a high mortality (20-50%) in patients with AIDS. CCM is preventable with fluconazole and … Continue reading
Posted in Fungi, Module-CNS infections, Module-Mycology
Tagged Cryptococcus, HIV, Infectious diseases, Meningitis
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Mycology Online (Australia) and links to key antifungal guidelines
This post is under construction following our discussion of mycology today at Bir Hospital. Guidelines Mycology online guideline page (has not been updated with the next item) Updated ANZMIG Guidelines for Haematology and Oncology 2014 (Internal Medicine Journal) IDSA 2010 Cryptococcosis … Continue reading
