Candida: Diagnosis and Treatment

Candida: Diagnosis and Treatment Laboratory diagnosis:  Specimen: Specimen collection depends on the site of infection. Specimens: Mucosal scraping, skin & nail scraping, urine, blood, CSF, sputum etc. Microscopy:  Candida can be demonstrated as gram positive yeast like budding cells  With or without pseudohyphae(Chains of elongated yeast cells that fail to detach after budding.) on Gram smear. […]