Comparison of two fluorescent whiteners, Calcofluor and Blankophor, for the detection of fungal elements in clinical specimens in the diagnostic laboratory

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Comparison of two fluorescent whiteners, Calcofluor and Blankophor, for the detection of fungal elements in clinical specimens in the diagnostic laboratory E.C. Hamer, C.B. Moore, D.W. Denning Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 181-184 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01321.x Copyright © 2006 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 (a). KOH 10% w/v preparation examined with ×250 magnification light microscopy; (b) the same field stained with Blankophor 0.001% v/v and examined using UV microscopy. The culture of this specimen grew Microsporum canis. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2006 12, 181-184DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01321.x) Copyright © 2006 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions