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Peripheral blood smear with candida fungemia-1

Peripheral blood smear with candida fungemia-1
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Author: Luke Lauridsen, MD; Girish Venkataraman, MD
Category: Infectious Disease > Fungi > Candida
Published Date: 08/24/2020

An intracellular yeast form is easily identified within the neutrophil cytoplasm. While readily apparent here, the search for yeast forms proved to be very difficult. This highlights the need for careful screening of peripheral blood smears especially in septic patients.