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Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections and Treatment - Yeasts and Dimorphic Fungi

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Infections and Treatment ... and Dimorphic Fungi ... Infections #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #
Best practice recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients experiencing traumatic brain injury during
recommendations for the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... traumatic brain injury during ... treatment with ... #DOAC #Management
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 ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Fungal #Fungi ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
Management of DOACs ... recent creatinine clearance ... (calculated using ... interruption per treatment ... Perioperative #Management #Treatment
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... Hematoxylin and eosin ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... #fungi #fungus
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Morphology of Fungal ... Infections in Tissues Fungal ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... 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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Fungal Biomarkers ... component of many fungi ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison #microbiology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... VZV, CMV, HIV • Fungal ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #viral #fungal ... #Microbiology
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Descriptions of Fungal ... other hyaline fungi ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
Sara Dong @swinndong ... #Infections #Microbiology ... cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #diagnostics