Yeasts

Ungraded Practice Question

This photomicrograph is an acid-fast stained smear prepared from a yeast colony growing on ascospore agar. A helmet-shaped, red-staining, acid fast yeast cell is seen in the center of view at the tip of the arrow, against the background, blue-staining blastoconidia. The presumptive identification of Hansenula anomala was made. Predisposing conditions that may indicate that this isolate is more than a contaminant include:

More than one answer is correct. Please select all correct answers

Intravenous drug use
Indwelling intravenous catheter
Community acquired pneumonia
Low fat diet

Test your clinical laboratory knowledge! Play the FREE LabCE.com Quiz Game.

Mycology: Yeasts and Dimorphic Pathogens course details »

Learn more about laboratory continuing education for ASCP, AMT, NCA, and state renewal and recertification requirements »

Get information on OSHA laboratory safety courses for clinical and medical laboratories »