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1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
ß-D-glucan: • Most fungi ... inconsistently in other fungi ... @serotavirus #BetaDGlucan ... #Diagnosis #Fungus ... #Fungi #Fungal
Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Venn Diagram of Fungal Infections

#BetaDGlucan #Galactomannan #Venn #Diagram #diagnosis #microbiology #infectiousdiseases #fungal
Venn Diagram of Fungal ... Infections #BetaDGlucan ... Venn #Diagram #diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases ... #fungal #infections
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... - Diagnosis Comparison ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal ... #Comparison #Table ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Fungal Biomarkers ... component of many fungi ... febrilepodcast #Fungal ... #Biomarkers #BetaDGlucan ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Venn Diagram of Fungal Infections

#BetaDGlucan #Galactomannan #Venn #Diagram #diagnosis #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Venn Diagram of Fungal ... Infections #BetaDGlucan ... Venn #Diagram #diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases ... #fungal #infections
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... component of many fungi ... specificity for invasive fungal ... closely related fungi ... Sara Dong #Fungal
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Streptococcus iniae • Fungal ... Waterborne filamentous fungi ... Blooms (HABs) • Fungi ... dermatitidis CNS ... mandrillaris • Fungi
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... positive (60% CONS ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
: • Direct fungal ... SPOROTRICHOSIS Dimorphic fungus ... COCCIDIOMYCOSIS • Dimorphic fungus ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... #Fungal #Diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
, wt loss; CV, CNS ... Infectious (Variable) - Fungal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table