Candida albicans, no stain. Notice the formation is similar to a bunch of grapes. They also are feeding from red cells, and overwhelmed white cells can be seen in the middle of the infestation.
Must be differentiated from similar looking bacteria.
If seen up close, most of the black dots will be oblong, not round in appearance.
Candida albicans. Notice the formation is similar to a bunch of grapes. Larger white cells are can be seen attacking the edge of the infestation. This person has healthier immune function than the one pictures above.
Must be differentiated from similar looking bacteria.
Non-albicans fungus, with compromised white cells, feeding off a red cell. Non-stained
Differentiated fungus consuming red cells.
It is not overly important to identify the type of fungus, other than by category, such as differentiated, non-differentiated. However C. Albicans is important to indentify.
You can further identify if gram negative or gram positive.
A fungus forming on waste material, that is feeding on blood cells. Non-stained.
Stained, non-differentiated fungal colony, that is consuming surrounding cells.
2 round-patterned fungus colonies from the same patient, maybe or similar to C. albicans. Nearby white cells not yet attacking.
