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Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Diagnosis for Concurrent ... Brain and Lung ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... @ID_fellows #Brain ... Lung #Infections #Concurrent
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... febrilepodcast #Brain ... Lung #Infections #Concurrent
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... febrilepodcast #Brain ... Lung #Infections #Concurrent
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Pathology • Candida ... broad based bud • Cryptococcus ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
• Pathogens: Candida ... - Negative: Cryptococcus ... Paecilomyces, Cryptococcus ... decreased with: concurrent
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Common Pathogens Candida ... pulmonary infections) Cryptococcus ... Diagnosis Culture and microscopy ... galactomannan, cryptococcal ... mortality #candida