How do I know if I have Coccidioides immitis?

How do I know if I have Coccidioides immitis? Conventional laboratory identification methods used to identify Coccidioides immitis include culture on fungal media, growth rate, colony morphology, microscopic morphology, animal inoculation, and biochemical tests. Identification begins with culture of the clinical specimen on fungal media. Does Coccidioides immitis produce arthroconidia? Read more…

What is the difference between Episcopic and Diascopic illumination?

What is the difference between Episcopic and Diascopic illumination? As mentioned above, such illumination is most often referred to as episcopic illumination, epi-illumination, or vertical illumination (essentially originating from above), in contrast to diascopic (transmitted) illumination that passes through a specimen. Is 40x high power? High Power Objective (40x): This Read more…