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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

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Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

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#ID  #Infectious
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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
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Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Tissues Fungal infections ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Tissues #pathology #fungi ... yeast #hyphae #microbiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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component of many fungi ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison #microbiology
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
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Descriptions of Fungal Infections ... other hyaline fungi ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #infections #microbiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Hematoxylin and eosin ... Fungal #Stains #microbiology ... microscopy #staining #diagnosis ... #fungi #fungus ... #comparison #table
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