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

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Fungal Infections ... and Treatment - ... #Invasive #Infections ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... , Risk Factors, ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... #Fungal #Infections ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... complex Classic Risk ... this morphology Treatment ... #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 ... useful in high risk ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mycoses HISTOPLASMOSIS ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... of 30% to 40% Invasive ... /possible) #Mycoses ... #Diagnosis #Management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... serious bacterial infections ... for each of the components ... of the algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Invasive Fungal ... Invasive fungal ... Risk Factors ... when feasible Management ... virulence Delays in treatment