Clinical cases
Tonsil Swab in Acute Streptococcal Tonsillitis
Cytological findings of a tonsil swab in streptococcal tonsillitis: neutrophils, cocci chains with methylene blue stain, and rapid diagnostics.
Tag
Bacterial Infection
Lab test interpretation
Urinary Sediment Microscopy: Neutrophil Phagocytosis of Bacteria
Microscopic examination of urinary sediment in bacterial infection: demonstrating active phagocytosis of cocci and rod-shaped bacteria by neutrophils.
Lab test interpretation
Bacteriuria in Urinalysis: Types and Sediment Microscopy
What the detection of bacteria in urine sediment means. Analysis of true, false, and asymptomatic bacteriuria, nitrite test, and microscopic picture of the sediment.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy of Vaginal Smear for Flora in Candidiasis & Dysbiosis
Microscopic findings of a female urogenital smear: massive leukocytosis, pronounced coccobacillary flora, mycelial elements, and Candida fungal spores.
Clinical cases
Urethral Smear Microscopy: Detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae
A clinical case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection in a urethral smear from a 34-year-old man. Microscopic findings of Gram-negative diplococci within neutrophils.
Hematology
Neutrophil Vacuolization in Peripheral Blood Smear
Severe cytoplasmic vacuolization of neutrophils in a blood smear from a surgical patient: morphology in severe bacterial infection.
Hematology
Pyoderma Cytology: Neutrophil Karyolysis and Cocci
Cytological signs of skin pyoderma: karyolytic neutrophils with swollen nuclei and phagocytosed cocci in the cytoplasm during bacterial inflammation.
Lab test interpretation
Bacterial Phagocytosis in Gynecological Flora Smear
What does flora phagocytosis in a smear mean? Microscopic signs of acute inflammation, incomplete bacterial phagocytosis by leukocytes, and diagnosis.
Clinical cases
Acid-Fast Mycobacteria in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Microscopic detection of acid-fast mycobacteria (AFB) in a bronchoalveolar lavage smear using Ziehl–Neelsen staining. A clinical case study.
Lab test interpretation
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Sputum Smear: Ziehl-Neelsen Stain
Detection of acid-fast Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum smears. Microscopic findings after Ziehl-Neelsen staining in a clinical laboratory.
Lab test interpretation
Coccobacillary Flora in Cervical Smear: Microscopic Findings
Microscopy of a cervical smear reveals abundant coccobacillary microflora, leukocyte clusters, and squamous epithelial cells, indicative of inflammation.
Lab test interpretation
Synovial Fluid Microscopy in Purulent Arthritis
Cytological findings in synovial fluid during purulent arthritis: neutrophil aggregates and prominent bacterial flora in a stained smear.