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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis ... WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... corticosteroids +/- anti-fungal ... #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
include: bacteria, fungi ... • Chlorella Fungi ... aspergillosis ( ... or sinus fungus ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Endocarditis #checklist
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... : - Aspergillosis ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... Diagnosis • Management ... - Pulmonary disease ... Blastomyces #diagnosis #management ... #summary #fungal
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
anaerobic conditions Clinical ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... aspergillosis, ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
kansasii, Invasive aspergillosis ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... Mycetoma, Invasive Aspergillosis ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases