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CHAPTER 24 BODY FLUIDS 231
ORGANISMS SOMETIMES FOUND IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
CSF is a sterile body fluid. Following are examples of some organisms that have been seen
in CSF, but it is far from an all-inclusive list of possibilities (Figures 24-12 to 24-14). Note
that organisms may be intracellular, extracellular, or both.
B
A
FIGURE 24–12 Bacteria engulfed by neutrophils FIGURE 24–13 Histoplasma capsulatum (A) within
(CSF 31000). macrophage (CSF 31000). Note the presence of
bacteria in chains (B).
FIGURE 24–14 Cryptococcus neoformans inside
neutrophil (CSF 31000).
