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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 ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Candida #Microbiology
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
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
remains unknown • Final ... Management during ... Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... Management during ... Management during
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... Local Disease: ... #Diagnosis #Management