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IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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aspergillosis • Cardiac Aspergillus ... infectionAspergillus ... infections of eye ... Infectious Diseases ... Aspergillosis #Treatment #management
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Fungal (Histoplasma/Aspergillus ... patient a surgical candidate ... Ahmed_HBabiker #Infective ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... bacilli - Fungi (Candida ... , Aspergillus, Histoplasma ... ) - Culture negative ... negative #Infective
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... • Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... , Candida), Mycoplasma
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Suspected Systemic Infection ... source of bacterial infection ... urinary tract infection ... concerned for an infection ... #Management #BloodCultures
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Descriptions of Fungal Infections ... Consistent with Candida ... spp. however Aspergillus ... fungal #fungi #infections ... septations #pathology #atlas
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... negative infective ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... , Candida), Mycoplasma ... diagnosis #causes #culture
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Endemic Fungal Infections ... Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus ... Descriptions of Fungal Infections ... fungal #fungi #infections ... morphology #pathology #atlas
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... fresh at time of microscopy ... casts - Renal infection ... Urinary tract infection ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... IA #Diagnosis #Management