Infect Chemother.
2016 Dec;48(4):342-343. 10.3947/ic.2016.48.4.342.
Budding Yeast Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear: Clue to Candidemia
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- 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- 2The Catholic Blood and Marrow Transplantation Center, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. microkim@catholic.ac.kr
- 4Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Leukemia Research Institute, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2441331
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2016.48.4.342
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Figure 1 Budding yeast cells in peripheral blood Peripheral blood smear shows budding yeast cells (arrows) found both extracellularly and intracellularly (Wright stain ⨯1,000). The inset highlights a cluster of yeast cells phagocytosed by a monocyte.
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