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

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Overview of Invasive ... Fungal Infections ... #Invasive #Infections ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Fungal Infections in AIDS
 - Cryptococcosis
 - Histoplasmosis
 - Coccidiodomycosis
 - Talaromycosis

doi:10.1007/s11908-017-0592-7

#Fungal #Infections #HIVAIDS #comparison
Invasive Fungal ... Infections in AIDS ... s11908-017-0592-7 #Fungal ... #Infections #HIVAIDS ... #comparison #table
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... Diagnosis and Testing ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #fungal
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Polysaccharide cell wall component ... specificity for invasive ... fungal infection ... surfaces - Infections ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Invasive Fungal ... Invasive fungal ... in which fungal ... Antigen/antibody testing ... when feasible Management
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... Hemodynamically stable ... pathogens (S. aureus, fungal ... Hernodynamically stable ... #Management #Algorithm
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... • Cell wall component ... surfaces, Albumin, Infections ... colonization vs invasive ... #Testing #FalsePositives
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... Urinary antigen testing ... Ampho resistant) Invasive ... of 30% to 40% Invasive ... #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... Skin exam for infection ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... surgery Stress Testing ... medical and surgical management
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
an inflammatory component ... indolent or locally invasive ... MSM without HIV infection ... Sarcoma #Forms #comparison ... #table #diagnosis