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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
therapy - Number one cause ... Fungal (Histoplasma ... patient a surgical candidate ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... #differential #workup
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #differential #causes
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... negative bacteria, fungi ... (e.g., Candida) ... CLINICAL RECOGNITION ... CLINICAL FEATURES
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Infection (IFI) ... Common Pathogens Candida ... (most frequent cause ... antibiotic exposure Clinical ... when feasible Management
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Valley Fever - Summary ... or excavation work ... disseminated disease • Clinical ... Diagnosis • Management ... #summary #fungal
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... connective tissue components ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... Bacterial ○ Viral infection ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management