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FUNGUS MICROSCOPY

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Description

Indications

Specimen Required

​Scraping from skin, pus. For diagnosis of invasive fungal infection, tissue should be sent for histopathological examination.

Storage and Transport

Method

​20% Potassium hydroxide Wet Mount, Gram Stain, Calcofluor White

Test Results

​Blastoconidia seen;

Blastoconidia and pseudohyphae seen;

Hyphae seen; Hyphae and conidia seen;

No fungus seen

Reference Interval / Value

Turnaround Time

​2 – 4 hours; longer for skin and nail

Day(s) Test Set up

​Monday - Saturday

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