Lab test interpretation
Leptothrix in Vaginal Smear: Microscopic Features
Explore the morphology and microscopic characteristics of Leptothrix in vaginal smears. Learn about filamentous Leptothrix bacteria on epithelial surfaces and in microflora.
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Bacterial Infection
Lab test interpretation
Helicobacter pylori Detection in Gastric Cytology
Detecting Helicobacter pylori in gastric mucosal cytology: microscopic signs of colonization, diagnostic methods, and clinical aspects of the infection.
Clinical cases
Gonorrhea Diagnosis: Intracellular Diplococci in Smear
Microscopic image of a smear in acute gonorrhea: neutrophil clusters and phagocytized intracellular Neisseria gonorrhoeae diplococci.
Lab test interpretation
Leptotrichia Bacteria in Urine Sediment: Microscopic Analysis
Morphological features of Leptotrichia (Leptothrix) bacteria in urine sediment microscopy: identification of filamentous bacteria in a native preparation.
Laboratory methods
Errors from Expired Culture Media in Bacteriology
Analysis of a bacteriology department error: consequences of using expired culture media and reagent quality control in the laboratory.
Clinical cases
Splendore-Hoeppli Phenomenon in Pulmonary Actinomycosis
The Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon: causes of eosinophilic cuff formation, morphology of "sulfur granules" in pulmonary actinomycosis, and cytological diagnosis.
Clinical cases
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Sputum: Ziehl-Neelsen Stain
A clinical case of acid-fast Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection in a sputum sample using Ziehl-Neelsen staining, confirmed by PCR.
Clinical cases
Cytological Diagnosis of Nocardiosis in a Cat
A clinical case of suspected nocardiosis in a cat: cytology of a mediastinal granuloma, Romanowsky negative staining, and bacterial acid-fastness.
Lab test interpretation
Intracellular Diplococci in Urethral Smear: Gonorrhea Diagnosis
Microscopic view of a male urethral smear in gonorrhea: pronounced leukocytosis and phagocytosis of kidney-shaped diplococci (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) by neutrophils.
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Urine Sediment Microscopy: Erythrocytes, Fungal Spores, Flora
Microscopy of urine sediment stained by Romanowsky: erythrocytes, fungal spores, and abundant rod-shaped flora are visible at 1000x magnification.
Parasitology
Rare Infections in Blood and Bone Marrow Microscopy
Morphological diagnosis of rare infections in peripheral blood and bone marrow smears: bacteria, fungi, plasmodia, trypanosomes, filariae, and babesia.
Lab test interpretation
Gram-Negative Diplococci in Urethral Smear
Microscopic image of a Gram-stained urethral smear showing intracellular and extracellular Gram-negative diplococci (gonococci) and neutrophils.