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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

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#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
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#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
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Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
difficile (gut) • Fungi ... Adenovirus, RSV • Fungi ... reactivation), RSV • Fungi ... #Timeline #differential ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Infections with ... other hyaline fungi ... with dematiaceous fungi ... #fungi #infections ... #microbiology #differential
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
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#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
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Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Infections in Tissues ... Fungal infections ... #pathology #fungi ... #microbiology #differential ... diagnosis #atlas #infectiousdiseases
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#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
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Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
component of many fungi ... infection (IFI) ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... closely related fungi ... setting of GVHD) ID
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
M.kansasii, MAC) Fungal ... > 200: Endemic fungi ... CD4 < 200: PCP, Aspergillus ... spp, Endemic fungi ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential