Clinical cases
Microbiology Case: Sputum Culture in Pneumonia
A clinical microbiology case: sputum from a patient with severe pneumonia was examined. Identify the pathogen based on growth on BCYE agar and colony microscopy.
Tag
Bacterial Infection
Clinical cases
Diagnosing Gonorrhea by Microscopic Smear Examination
Microscopic signs of gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) in urogenital smears: clusters of diplococci, leukocyte reaction, and PCR confirmation.
Hematology
Large Granular Lymphocyte in Blood Smear
Morphology of a large granular lymphocyte in mycoplasma infection: cytotoxic granules moving into a cytoplasmic protrusion in a blood smear.
Hematology
Green Crystals of Death in Neutrophils During Sepsis
Morphology of green crystals of death in neutrophils: the significance of blue-green inclusions, Döhle bodies, and bacteremia in severe sepsis.
Clinical cases
Borrelia in Peripheral Blood Smear in Lyme Disease
A case report of Borrelia spirochetes found in a blood smear from a patient with fever and thrombocytopenia, illustrating the morphological picture of tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease).
Hematology
Neutrophil Phagocytosis of Bacteria in Bacteremia
A clinical case of bacteremia: detection of rod-shaped bacteria phagocytosed by neutrophils during digital microscopy of a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Borrelia recurrentis in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of Borrelia recurrentis in a blood smear. Diagnosis of the relapsing fever pathogen, spirochete transmission, and clinical manifestations.
Hematology
Bacteria in Blood Smear in Sepsis: Klebsiella pneumoniae
Clinical case of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in sepsis during COVID-19: morphology of bacteria in blood smear and complete blood count dynamics.
Lab test interpretation
Infection Diagnostics: Markers & Tests in Laboratory Hematology
A reference guide to laboratory diagnostics of infections: viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic tests, TORCH infections, and antibody avidity.