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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
Fungal biomarkers ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Candida #Microbiology
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Fungal Biomarkers ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #Biomarkers #BetaDGlucan ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #microbiology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... colonization vs invasive disease ... Sara Dong #Fungal ... #Biomarkers #BetaDGlucan ... #diagnosis #comparison
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Candida spp. however Aspergillus ... Consistent with Aspergillus ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Hematoxylin and eosin ... exceptions are Aspergillus ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... #fungi #fungus
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... : Candida spp, Aspergillus ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #viral #fungal ... #Microbiology
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus ... Consistent with Aspergillus ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #differential #diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Descriptions of Endemic Fungal ... Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... M.tuberculosis, M. bovis • Fungi ... Cryptococcus, Aspergillus ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #Differential #Diagnosis