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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

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Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... (mucosa), Aspergillus ... : Aspergillus spp ... #Timeline #differential ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
component of many fungi ... invasive fungal infection ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... closely related fungi ... setting of GVHD) ID
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 ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... include: bacteria, fungi ... pulmonary disease • Aspergillus ... #differential # ... diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... #Brain #Lung #Infections ... #Concurrent #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases