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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 ... Polysaccharide cell wall component ... of many fungi ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison #microbiology
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
exceptions are Aspergillus ... polysaccharide component ... • India ink - "Negative ... #staining #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... - Diagnosis Comparison ... Table • Aspergillus ... #Comparison #Table ... #microbiology #
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Polysaccharide cell wall component ... Coccidioides - Negative ... Cryptococcus - Negative ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative ... Fungal (Histoplasma ... /Aspergillus) / ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... #differential #diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology