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case_images: Gram staining revealing plenty of pus cells with fungal spores (Conidia) but lacking bacteria, when observed under a 100X Olympus CX21 compound microscope.
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case_images: KOH mount revealing the septate fungal hyphae with the characteristic dichotomous branching, when observed under a 40X Olympus CX21 compound microscope.
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case_images: The KOH mount exhibited the septate fungal hyphae with dichotomous branching (a typical feature of Aspergillus spp.) (Figure 2).
case_images: Aliquots from the culture sample grown on CHOC, BAP, MAC, and SDA media indicate the growth of Aspergillus spp.
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case_images: The results indicated that there was no bacterial growth; however, fungal growth was observed in all three media plates (Figure 3).
case_images: Aspergillus spp. observed as dark brown/black colonies grown on the SDA medium.
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case_images: After 48 hours of incubation in an SDA medium, the fungal growth (Figure 4) was further inoculated into a corn meal agar (CMA) and cultured for 72 hours.
case_images: Confirmation of Aspergillus niger with the specific phenotypic characterization of conidiophores, vesicles, metulae, biseriate phialides, and conidia in the LPCB mount, observed under a 100X Olympus CX21 compound microscope.
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case_images: The microscopy results from the LPCB mount revealed the presence of multiple conidia, conidiophores, vesicles, phialides, and metulae resembling Aspergillus spp. (Figure 5).