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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... infections are caused ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... • Management ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... with presence of pulmonary ... establishing a diagnosis ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
- The disease can ... • Management ... - Mild pulmonary ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
disseminated) can ... SYSTEMIC CANDIDIASIS Can ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections