Infection of Penicillium marneffei and Its Character

OBJECTIVE To explore the identification method and the clinic character of Penicillium marneffei. METHODS Sodium hydroxide smear of the liquid of lymphonodus puncture, Gram staining, Sabouraud′s culture and series of identification were carried out. RESULTS The special spore of P. marneffei could be found by sodium hydroxide smear of the liquid of lymphonodus puncture and Gram staining. CONCLUSIONS Sodium hydroxide smear and Gram stain by which the spore of fungus can found early is a quick advisable method. In addition, pathology is an important method for penicilliosis marneffei diagnosis, but it must distinguish with histoplasmosis capsulatum by periodic acid Schiff staining.