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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... infections: Morphology, Risk ... #Invasive #Fungal ... #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... complex Classic Risk ... Galactomannan sensitivity ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
carbon loving' Risk ... Asplenia (greatest risk ... • Sensitivity ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Neonatal Resuscitation - Preparation and Overview
Preparation:
 - All health professionals dealing with newborn infants should be
attendance at all high-risk ... started at birth for accurate ... Preparation #peds #management ... #pediatrics
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
to identify low-risk ... pubmed/27382134 Sensitivity ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Antibiotics #Risk
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... Nelson River Risk ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... Asymptomatic - Mostly in pediatric ... Immunocompromised Patient with risk ... Babesia #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Diagnosis and Management ... valley fever, is a fungal ... Texas WHO: Risk ... Fever #Diagnosis #Management ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
antigen assay has a sensitivity ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections