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Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
Antifungal Coverage Activity ... lines indicate fungal ... #Pharmacology #InfectiousDiseases
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
Lipopolysaccharide components ... Double-stranded RNA • Fungi ... Mannan and glucan components ... vasculature via: • Active ... Pathophysiology #InfectiousDiseases
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
lung masses & should ... nodules (no solid component ... ground-glass and solid components ... size of the solid component ... Larger solid components
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... Polysaccharide cell wall component ... of many fungi ... synthetic now and should ... admin of mold-active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... destruction (including pulmonary ... HIV-infected patients should
Fever - Pyrogen Pathophysiology

EXOGENOUS PYROGEN
 • Bacteria: Lipopolysaccharide components, peptidoglycans and muramyl peptide derivatives, Toxins
 •
Lipopolysaccharide components ... stranded RNA • Fungi ... Mannan and glucan components ... vasculature via: • Active
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
manifestations of active ... of developing active ... years of age ACTIVE ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
include: bacteria, fungi ... • Chlorella Fungi ... cause primary pulmonary ... or sinus fungus ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
axial (spine, shoulders ... Pain worse with activity ... • Better with activity ... Mycobacterial • Fungal ... tuberculosis) • Fungi
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... destruction (including pulmonary ... HIV-infected patients should