infectious diseases
Microscopy
Wet mounts
Wet mounts of unstained samples can be used to detect the following via darkfield microscopy: Overview of Fungal Infections None Approach to Parasitic Infections (including helminth eggs and larvae) Vaginal clue cells (present in Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) ) Motile organisms (eg, Trichomoniasis ) spirochetes (present in Syphilis ) Visibility of fungi can be increased by applying 10% potassium hydroxide (KOH) to dissolve surrounding tissues and nonfungal organisms. 