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Figure 1:

• Specimen: BAL

• Stain: Fungi-Fluor Stain

• Magnification: x400

 

Figure 2:

• Specimen: BAL

• Stain: Fungi-Fluor Stain

• Magnification: x400

 


Structure: Fungi-Fluor detects PC nonspecifically. Cysts of PC usually found in clusters embedded in the foamy exudate. PC cysts on the images shown are not so clear since they are crowded and background staining interferes with clarity. As a result they lack the characteristic morphology of the PC cysts.

 

 

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