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sputum stain and culture for fungus
what is 'sputum stain and culture for fungus'?
Definition for Sputum stain and culture for fungus
Sputum stain and culture for fungus is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, blastomycosis and coccidiodomycosis.
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allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
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blastomycosis
type of multisystem fungal infection
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coccidiodomycosis
valley fever; type of multisystem fungal disease
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chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
chronic yeast infection
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type of yeast infection
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multisystem fungal disease
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multisystem tropical fungal disease
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Sputum Culture
This is called a Gram stain and can help a health professional: ... for a suspected fungus or TB infection may begin before culture results are known. ...
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/sputum-culture?page=4
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Sputum Culture Testing - How Sputum Culture Testing is Performed
What is a sputum culture? How is a sputum culture collected? What indicates a positive test result? Find out the answers ... Sputum gram stain. Sputum stain for ...
http://lungdiseases.about.com/od/testingdiagn4/a/sputum_testing.htm
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Pulmonary aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary type
... aspergillosis is an allergic reaction to a fungus called aspergillus, which causes inflammation of the ... sputum stain and culture for fungus ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000070sym.htm
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Historical Reference Ranges - All
Fungus Culture/Nocardia Culture/Wet Mount/Modified Acid-Fast Stain - Sputum ... Culture/Wet mount/Modified Acid-fast stain - Tracheal Aspirate and Transtracheal ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pulmonary aspergillosis - allergic ...
... brownish plugs or bloody sputum. Fever. Exams and Tests ... Sputum stain and culture for fungus. Bronchoscopy and transbronchial biopsy. Lung biopsy (rare) ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000070.htm
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Histoplasmosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Methenamine silver stain showing histopathologic changes in histoplasmosis. ICD-10 ... by samples containing the fungus taken from sputum, blood, or infected organs. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoplasmosis
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Cost-Effective Method for Identification of Dimorphic Fungi
Multiple blood and sputum samples were submitted to pathology. ... by using special stains on direct specimens, instead of culture conversion. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=516296
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Pulmonary nocardiosis
... infection of the lung that is caused by the fungus-like bacterium. ... Sputum stain and culture. Bronchial alveolar lavage - fluid is sent for stain and culture ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000083sym.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pulmonary nocardiosis
... is caused by the fungus-like bacteria Nocardia asteroides. ... Sputum stain and culture. Bronchial alveolar lavage - fluid is sent for stain and culture ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000083.htm
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Histoplasmosis in Taiwan | CDC EID
Four weeks later, the fungal culture of the bone marrow showed growth of mold (Figure 2A and B) ... indicated by Lactophenol Cotton Blue Stain (Hardy ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/13/1/127.htm
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eMedicine - Blastomycosis : Article by Basil Varkey
... examined in a manner similar to that described for sputum to detect the fungus. ... Sputum culture: Isolation and identification of the organism in an appropriate ...
http://www.emedicine.com/Med/topic231.htm
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All Tests
Fungus Culture/Nocardia Culture/Wet Mount/Modified Acid-Fast Stain - Sputum. FUNCL ... Respiratory Culture/ Gram Stain - Sputum. RESPC  . Microbiology ...
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Pulmonary aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary type
The aspergillus fungus is common. ... Sputum stain and culture for fungus. Bronchoscopy and transbronchial biopsy. Lung biopsy (rare) ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Pulmon...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Aspergillosis
Aspergilloma is a growth (fungus ball) that develops in an area of previous lung ... Sputum stain and culture for Aspergillus ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001326.htm
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Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: a Cytopathologist's Perspective
... and additional specimens should be obtained for culture and special stains. ... The DQ stain is particularly useful for urine and sputum specimens, in which ...
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Pneumonia-Exams and Tests
In a Gram stain, you cough up a sample of mucus (sputum) that is then treated ... In a sputum culture and sensitivity, a sample of mucus is placed in a container ...
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/pneumonia-exams-and-tests
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CDC Hurricanes | Medical Care of Ill Hurricane Evacuees: Additional ...
Gram stain and/or culture of sputum; blood culture should also be obtained on febrile patients. ... Isolation of fungus from clinical specimen in appropriate ...
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/katrina/medcare.asp
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Fungus Culture/Nocardia Culture/Wet Mount/Modified Acid-Fast Stain - Sputum. FUNCL ... Mycobacterial Culture/ Acid-Fast Stain - Sputum. AFC, AFSM. Sterile ...
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Pneumocystis pneumonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... jirovecii cysts from bronchoalveolar lavage, stained with Toluidin blue O stain ... The fungus can invade other visceral organs, such as the liver, spleen and ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumocystis_pneumonia
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Biological Warfare Agents - eMedicine.com
Offers information on history, dissemination, bacterial and viral agents, and biological toxins.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic853.htm
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Aspergillosis
... is an infection, a growth, or an caused by the fungus. ... Signs and tests: Abnormal chest X-ray or CT scan. Sputum stain and culture showing Aspergillus ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/001326sym.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Blastomycosis
Exams and Tests Return to top. History of living in an area where the fungus is commonly found ... Sputum culture and special stains. Treatment Return to top ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000102.htm
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Cladophialophora bantiana Brain Abscess in a Solid-Organ Transplant ...
She had a cough with green sputum for several weeks. ... 42°C and a lactophenol stain of the slide culture showed oval conidia in long, ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=516289
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neoformans, the fungus that causes this disease, is ... Exams and Tests Return to top. Sputum culture and stain. Lung biopsy. Bronchoscopy ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001328.htm
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Sputum Culture - Yahoo! Health
This is called a Gram stain and can help a health professional: ... for a suspected fungus or TB infection may begin before culture results are known. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/infectiousdisease-diagnosis/sputum-c...
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Bacteria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... reaction of cells to the Gram stain, a test long-employed for the classification ... Culture techniques are designed to promote the growth and identify particular ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteria
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Folliculitis - eMedicine.com
Provides a detailed clinical overview of folliculitis, including how it differs from perifollicultis and acne.
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic159.htm
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Coccidioidomycosis - acute pulmonary
... infection caused by inhalation of of Coccidioides immitis, a fungus found in the soil in certain parts of the ... Signs and tests: Sputum smear (KOH test ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000094sym.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pneumonia in immunocompromised host
Sputum gram stain. Arterial blood gases. Blood culture. Complete blood count. Bronchoscopy ... is caused by a virus or fungus, or if the patient is severely ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000093.htm
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eMedicine - Tuberculosis : Article by Thomas Herchline
... suspected of having tuberculosis (TB) should submit sputum for smear and culture. ... Aspergilloma is a fungus ball that develops in a residual lung ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2324.htm
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Current Perspectives on Ophthalmic Mycoses
Culture confirms ... clinical specimens; and when the morphology of the fungus in the ... and the periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stains are special stains for ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=207127
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Histoplasmosis - chronic pulmonary
Histoplasma capsulatum is a fungus found in the soil of the central and eastern ... Sputum culture and stain. Treatment Return to top ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000099.htm
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Blastomycosis
... infection caused by inhaling a fungus (), which is found in wood and ... Sputum culture and special stains. Fungus. Explore Health Topics A-Z. Must Reads ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000102sym.htm
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eMedicine - Aspergillosis : Article by Vandana Batra
... reason for this difficulty is that the culture sensitivity of sputum and ... sinus cavity), positive fungal stain or culture, and allergic mucin with fungal ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic148.htm
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Comparison of Isolation Media for Recovery of Burkholderia cepacia ...
... sputum culture (blood, MacConkey, colistin-nalidixic acid, and inhibition mold ... species, yeast, and fungi on OFPBL and PCA; a fungus grew on one ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=88640
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Cryptococcosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
( fungus) Cryptococcus neoformans. Contents. 1 Etiology and Incidence ... (capsular material) by culture of CSF, sputum and urine provides definitive diagnosis. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptococcosis
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pulmonary aspergillosis - invasive
Aspergillosis is caused by the fungus aspergillus, which is commonly found in ... Sputum culture and fungal stains. Treatment Return to top ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000106.htm
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Cryptococcosis
A rare fungal infection caused by inhaling the fungus, ... Signs and tests: Sputum culture and stain. Lung biopsy. Bronchoscopy. CSF culture and stain ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/001328sym.htm
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CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) | COCA ...
... considerations: Gram stain and/or culture of sputum; blood culture should also ... Diagnostic considerations: Isolation of fungus from clinical specimen in ...
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/summaries/hurricanes_091305.asp
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CDC - Disseminated Neocosmospora vasinfecta Infection in a Patient with ...
N. vasinfecta, a plant pathogen, was identified by culture and genetic sequencing. ... B and 5-flucytosine were determined by the ATB Fungus kit (Biomérieux ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no1/cornley.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Topics beginning with F
Fluorescein eye stain. Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test see FTA-ABS ... Fungus ball see Pulmonary aspergilloma (mycetoma) Funnel chest see ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/encyclopedia_F.htm
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eMedicine - Sporotrichosis : Article by Ronald A Greenfield
... chronic infection caused by the soil fungus Sporothrix schenckii. The characteristic infection involves suppurating ... fungal culture from sputum, pus, ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2161.htm
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CLINICAL VIGNETTES
CSF-(from the shunt and a lumber puncture)-including Gram stain-negative. ... remained symptom free due to the drainage of CSF and clearance of the fungus. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1492602
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wwwn.cdc.gov/dls/ILA/Training Workshops/Kenya1103/Ch4/Support.ppt
preparation, distribution of stains. routine tasks. including culture? PYRAMIDAL STUCTURE (4) ... careful handling of sputum and unstained smears. exhaust fan ...
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/dls/ILA/Training%20Workshops/Kenya1103/Ch4/Support.ppt
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Histoplasmosis - chronic pulmonary
... a chronic respiratory infection caused by inhaling the spores of the fungus, This fungus is commonly found in the soil in states ... Sputum culture and stain ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000099sym.htm
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Histoplasmosis: Tests and diagnosis - MayoClinic.com
The drawback is the time it takes for the fungus to grow ? two to four weeks and ... hasn't already been confirmed by a fungal culture, stain or serology test. ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/histoplasmosis/DS00517/DSEC...
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www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Laboratory_Diagnosis_Microscopy_services.ppt
Preparation, Distribution of stains. Routine tasks. Including culture? ... Careful handling of sputum and unstained smears. Insist on safe disposal of ...
http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Laboratory_Diagnosis_Microscopy_services.ppt
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eMedicine - Cryptococcosis : Article by John W King
Obtain urine and sputum cultures, even if renal or pulmonary disease is ... until culture conversion is documented and cultures remain negative for 4 weeks. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic482.htm
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Pulmonary Schizophyllum Commune Infection Developing Mucoid Impaction ...
... year-old woman was admitted for cough, sputum, and an abnormal chest X-ray shadow. ... This fungus appears in a clavate form in smears, and it is difficult to ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2248285
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Blastomycosis
Exams and Tests. History of living in an area where the fungus is commonly found. Chest x-ray ... Sputum culture and special stains. Treatment ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Blastomycosis.htm
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