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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Beta-d-glucan Aspergillus ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Candida #Microbiology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... : Candida spp, Aspergillus ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #eye #ocular #dermatology ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Important organisms in Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD):
 - Staph aureus
 - Serratia marcescens
 - Burkholderia cepacia
- Nocardia - Aspergillus ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #infections #differential ... #ddx #diagnosis ... #microbiology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... colonization vs invasive disease ... Sara Dong #Fungal ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
Sara Dong @swinndong ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Transplant #TxID #SOT #Comparison ... #Microbiology