Tuberculate spores are features of?
Correct Answer: Histoplasma
Description: Laboratory diagnosis of Histoplasmosis: - 1. Demonstration of oval yeast cells within macrophages in bone marrow aspirates and in tissue biopsy specimens. Biopsy of oropharyngeal ulcers is usually diagnostic. - 2. Culture of sputum and blood on SDA at 25degC shows hyphae with thick Tuberculoid macroconidia (characteristic), thin microconidia and at 37degC shows yeasts. Coccidiodomyces - fragmented hyphae consisting barrel shaped ahrospore are seen Cryptococcus - on gram staining microscopy ,budding yeast is seen Candida - gram positive oval budding yeast cells with pseudohyphae
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