Why Should the Laboratory Professional Look for Unexpected Structures in Smears

Multiple Choice

Why should the laboratory professional look for unexpected structures in smears?

A) Large granules, grains, or fungal forms, such as spherules or fungal mats, can best be recognized at low power and give the technician and the physician an insight to the infectious process occurring at that site.
B) Small numbers of organisms in samples from sterile sites must be seriously considered.
C) The inflammatory cells that do migrate into the area of the infection can be lysed, and patients with leukopenia may also have fewer inflammatory cells within their inflammatory debris.
D) Debris is characteristic of particular organisms.