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Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Consistent with Candida ... other hyaline fungi ... with dematiaceous fungi ... #fungi #infections ... #differential #diagnosis
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
other hyaline fungi ... with dematiaceous fungi ... #fungal #fungi ... #differential #diagnosis ... morphology #pathology #atlas
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Gram-negative bacilli - Fungi ... (Candida, Aspergillus ... Histoplasma) - Culture ... Gram-negative bacilli - Fungi ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis
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 ... pathology #clinical #atlas ... #fungi #microbiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... • Candida - Small ... Medicine @ucsdim #Fungal ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy ... #table #atlas #
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 ... #fungi #fungus ... #comparison #table
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #culture
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Fungal (Histoplasma ... /Aspergillus) / ... patient a surgical candidate ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi