University Seal
Upstate University Online CoursewareCourse Number and Title


index
Acid Fast | Actinomyces | Asperg. | Asperg. | Blasto. 1
Blasto. 2 | Candida 1 | Candida 2 | CMV | Coccdi. 1 | Coccdi. 2 | Crypto. 1
Crypto. 2 | Crypto. 3 | Histo. 1 | Histo. 2 | Herpes
Mucor | Pneumo. 1 | Pneumo. 2 | Pneumo. 3

Acid Fast Bacteria
Acid fast stains are typically only done if there is a reason to believe the patient has a mycobacterial infection. Note the pink hook shaped bacteria. These bacteria are often seen as negative images in the cytoplasm of macrophages. (40x, acid fast, bronchial wash)


























S U N Y Upstate Medical University
Content maintained by: Susan Stowell
All contents copyright © 2002, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Last Modified: Thursday, 04-Apr-2002 09:41:53 EST