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Fungal culture
Fungal culture is a culture on special selective media for fungus; this is most helpful for fastidious fungi, such as histoplasma.
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What is the definition or description of: fungal culture?
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Why would someone need a sputum fungal culture test?
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Where is a fungal culture usually done? At a hospital?
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Why would a person need a synovial fluid fungal culture test?
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Who would need a cerebrospinal fluid fungal culture?
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What is a fungal culture for athlete's foot needed for?
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A 21-year old male asked:
My esophageal fungal culture showed +1 abnormal. Do you know what +1 means in terms of CFU/mL?
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Can you tell me how I could examine a blood sample for fungal infection and how can I make a fungal culture?
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A female asked:
Would a positive igg for Candida Albicans mean systemic infection or that it is an infection somewhere in your body? I have +stool fungal culture.
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A 39-year old female asked:
5 y.o. girl has green smelly vaginal mucus, persists for over 7 months, 10d of cefixime and 10d of keflex did not cure. Per tests no object in vag, no sexual abuse. Not fungal per culture. Normal??
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A 53-year old female asked:
Mrsa sinus infxn. Did X30 days TMP/SMX Bid. + Vanc nasneb tx bid. Rechecked-now thick brown stained ropey mucous. New Culture + fungal.On right track?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Test positive for yeast urine. Had repeat culture came back neg but nurse said looked like fungal ball in specimen. On antibiotic. False neg? Jra+cvid
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A 29-year old female asked:
8 month old baby has pea sized spot on the back of his head. It looks raised & shiny & doesn't seem to bother him. It's a bit redder than his skin. Skin culture came back normal for fungal & bacteria. What could it be?
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A 41-year old female asked:
I suspect i may have fungal infection of scalp and waiting for culture, but they only took hair samples, not a scraping- will it still show anything?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Could my folliculitis be fungal? Nizoral (ketoconazole) shampoo has improved it? Got better after I quit doxy. Culture test showed infection, couldn't tell what kind
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I hve intermittient vaginal itch 4 6 months,began after 1x sex w/ regulr partner,lots of STD tests,cultures done,all neg.,antibiotics & fungal no help?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Fungal infect or STD ? 2 negative herpes culture tests. Jockitch cream cleared up 1st time. Still redness around male urethra and occas spots on shaft
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A 25-year old female asked:
Dr almost all time fluid from vagina have bad smell, we did a culture test including bactrl, fungl, alisa test and reslt came as no infection to me.
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A 38-year old asked:
How can I cure fungal deseas?
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What are some examples of fungal diseases?
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Is flexitol a top anti fungal medicine?
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Why is coccidioidomycosis a fungal disease?
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How can you tell if you have fungal sinusitis?
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How do I know if I have allergic fungal sinusitis?
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How well does hydrogren peroxide work as an anti fungal?
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What are some anti fungal products that are not available otc?
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Can we use the icemachines which have had fungal contaminated ice?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Will applying antibacterial to a fungal-related folliculitis cause it to itch?
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Although this is not common at all, what are the most common fungal causes of epidymitis?
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Characteristics of a fungal rash?
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