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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
Sara Dong @swinndong ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Fungal #Fungi ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Fungal infections ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #pathology #fungi ... yeast #hyphae #microbiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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other hyaline fungi ... with dematiaceous fungi ... #fungi #infections ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
Sara Dong @swinndong ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #diagnostics
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... - Differential Diagnosis ... antibiotics as a cause ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... Autoimmune: Crohn's disease
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Non-Infectious ... M.tuberculosis, M. bovis • Fungi ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
• Autoimmune disease ... • Systemic infection ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
a +ve culture Microbiology ... : - Bacterial infection ... S.A. can also be caused ... by, fungi, viruses ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #differential #diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... , SARS-COV • Fungi ... #Causes #Adrenal ... #differential #diagnosis