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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Invasive Aspergillus ... CNS infection, Endophthalmitis ... certain cases • Endophthalmitis ... vori Infectious Diseases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Risk Factors, Disease ... First-Line Treatment Aspergillus ... Fungal #Infections #InfectousDiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Mycobacteria - Fungal: Aspergillus ... Autoimmune: Crohn's disease ... Mycobacteria - Fungal: Aspergillus ... Mycobacteria - Fungal: Aspergillus ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Approach to Eye Disease ... Conjunctiva/Uvea: • Conjunctivitis ... cellulitis • Endophthalmitis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... exists Infectious Diseases ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
primary pulmonary disease ... • Aspergillus ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... since cART) Aspergillus ... angioinvasive disease ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
for disseminated disease ... in setting of endophthalmitis ... enucleation Infectious Diseases ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Pre-existing valvular disease ... Congenital heart disease ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... • Metastatic disease ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
, Disseminated disease ... for disseminated disease ... in setting of endophthalmitis ... enucleation Infectious Diseases ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases