Open AccessRevisiting the Utility of Histopathological Examination of Biopsy: A Necessity in Microbiology
Author(s) -
Priyamvada Roy,
Shukla Das,
Sonal Sharma,
Vaibhav Girotra,
Neelima Gupta,
Rumpa Saha,
Inderdeep Kaur
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/26431.9904
Subject(s) - histopathology , histopathological examination , microbiological culture , pathology , gold standard (test) , aspergillus , biopsy , medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria
Culture is the gold standard, while potassium hydroxide mount is simplest technique used for diagnosis of fungal pathogens. Histopathological examination is the only definitive means to identify certain uncultivable fungi.