Category Archives: Module-Mycology
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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