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Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
preparation from culture ... cell response to fungi ... doesn't stain most fungi ... staining #diagnosis #fungi ... #table
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... Gram-negative bacilli - Fungi ... (Candida, Aspergillus ... Histoplasma) - Culture ... Gram-negative bacilli - Fungi
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Descriptions of Fungal ... other hyaline fungi ... with dematiaceous fungi ... #Pseudohyphae #fungal ... #fungi #infections
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... Fungal (Histoplasma ... /Aspergillus) / ... patient a surgical candidate ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... negative infective endocarditis ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... #negative #Endocarditis
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Descriptions of Endemic Fungal ... Descriptions of Fungal ... other hyaline fungi ... with dematiaceous fungi ... #fungi #infections
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Descriptions of Endemic Fungal ... Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus ... swinndong #endemic #fungal ... pathology #clinical #atlas ... #fungi #microbiology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... fastidious bacteria or fungi ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... • HACEK • Culture-negative ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... #Algorithm #Infective
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... • Candida - Small ... Medicine @ucsdim #Fungal ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy ... #table #atlas #