Conidial heads with a sympodial The microscopic characteristics of Fonsecaea are… arrangement of conidia exhibit primary conidia giving rise to secondary conidia. Conidiophores bear a chain of The microscopic characteristics of large brown conidia, resembling a Alternaria are… drumstick, and contain both horizontal and longitudinal septa. Conidiophores are bent at the The microscopic characteristics of Bipolaris are… locations where conidia are attached; conidia are sympodially arranged and are oblong to fusoid in shape. Conidia are usually single celled The microscopic characteristics of Cladosporium and exhibit prominent attachment are… (disjunctors). Conidia are arranged sympodially, The microscopic characteristics of Culvaria are… golden brown, multicelled, and curved with a central swollen cell. Feltlike, filamentous colonies The microscopic characteristics of Exophiala are… produce dematiaceous hyphae and conidiophores that are cylindrical and have a tapered tip. Which form is considered diagnostic in the life cycle Cyst of Pneumocystis jirovecii? The cell membrane of contains cholesterol; ergosterol Pneumocystis jirovecii _______ rather than _______, which differentiates it from other fungi. Which therapy has decreased the incident of Highly active antiretroviral therapy pneumocystis infection in patients with human (HAART) immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)? In patients who do not have HIV, which underlying Cystic fibrosis condition is considered a risk factor for acquiring PCP? Which type of molecular assay has been developed to Real-time polymerase chain identify but is not yet available reaction (PCR) Pneumocystis jirovecii in commercial kits? In general, yeast reproduce asexually by the formation blastoconidia of: The most commonly isolated yeast in clinical Candida albicans specimens is: is widely distributed in pigeon excreta Cryptococcus neoformans nature, and aerosolization is a prerequisite to most infections. This organism is most often associated with exposure to:
The microscopic characteristics of Fonsecaea are… Conidial heads with a sympodial arrangement of conidia exhibit primary conidia giving rise to secondary conidia. The microscopic characteristics of Alternaria are… Conidiophores bear a chain of large brown conidia, resembling a drumstick, and contain both horizontal and longitudinal septa. The microscopic characteristics of Bipolaris are… Conidiophores are bent at the locations where conidia are attached; conidia are sympodially arranged and are oblong to fusoid in shape. The microscopic characteristics of Cladosporium are… Conidia are usually single celled and exhibit prominent attachment (disjunctors). The microscopic characteristics of Culvaria are… Conidia are arranged sympodially, golden brown, multicelled, and curved with a central swollen cell. The microscopic characteristics of Exophiala are… Feltlike, filamentous colonies produce dematiaceous hyphae and conidiophores that are cylindrical and have a tapered tip. Which form is considered diagnostic in the life cycle of Pneumocystis jirovecii? Cyst The cell membrane of Pneumocystis jirovecii contains _______ rather than _______, which differentiates it from other fungi. cholesterol; ergosterol Which therapy has decreased the incident of pneumocystis infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)? Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) In patients who do not have HIV, which underlying condition is considered a risk factor for acquiring PCP? Cystic fibrosis Which type of molecular assay has been developed to identify Pneumocystis jirovecii but is not yet available in commercial kits? Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) In general, yeast reproduce asexually by the formation of: blastoconidia The most commonly isolated yeast in clinical specimens is: Candida albicans Cryptococcus neoformans is widely distributed in nature, and aerosolization is a prerequisite to most infections. This organism is most often associated with exposure to: pigeon excreta
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