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Candida krusei

• Corn Meal Agar Morphology

• Oval to elongated blastopores found at the tip of the pseudohyphae

• Cross-matchsticks appearance
Isolated from blood. Early identification of Candida krusei is of special importance, since it is intrinsically resistant to Fluconazole.

 

 

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