An analysis of paecilomycosis blood test forms with fictitious fungal content norms. Addressing the problem of pseudodiagnostics in clinical laboratory practice.
“The diagnosis has reached such a pitch of perfection that there is hardly anybody left alive who is not ill.” — Bertrand Russell.
Learn about the hook effect in laboratory diagnostics, how it impacts biochemical test results, and strategies to avoid it for accurate interpretation.
Microscopic examination of a nail plate scraping for suspected onychomycosis. Detection of branching fungal mycelial threads in a native preparation.
Microscopic examination of skin scales in mycosis: identifying mycelial threads and fungal spores in a native preparation at 200x magnification.
