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Category: Clinical Microbiology
Specimen Collection, Transport, and Processing: Mycology, Page 1 of 2
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Successful laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections requires attentiveness on the part of physicians and nurses, proper collection and transport of appropriate specimens, and comprehensive procedures in the laboratory. This chapter offers guidelines for specimen collection and transport, specimen handling, specimen pretreatment and processing in the laboratory, medium selection, and incubation of cultures.
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Growth of a dermatophyte (Trichophyton soudanense) after 4 days of aerobic incubation at 30°C following toothbrush inoculation of Mycosel agar. Courtesy of Marilyn A. Leet, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch114.f1
Growth of a dermatophyte (Trichophyton soudanense) after 4 days of aerobic incubation at 30°C following toothbrush inoculation of Mycosel agar. Courtesy of Marilyn A. Leet, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch114.f1
Early growth of Talaromyces marneffei from tissue piece embedded in Sabouraud dextrose agar with gentamicin incubated aerobically at 30°C. Courtesy of Marilyn A. Leet, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch114.f2
Early growth of Talaromyces marneffei from tissue piece embedded in Sabouraud dextrose agar with gentamicin incubated aerobically at 30°C. Courtesy of Marilyn A. Leet, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch114.f2
Specimen collection and transport guidelines a
Specimen collection and transport guidelines a
Common clinical sites for laboratory recovery of pathogenic fungi
Common clinical sites for laboratory recovery of pathogenic fungi
Pretreatment of clinical specimens prior to plating
Pretreatment of clinical specimens prior to plating
Media suggested for the recovery of fungi from clinical specimens
Media suggested for the recovery of fungi from clinical specimens