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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#Amphotericin #Ampho #AmphoB #AmB #resistance #resistant #microbiology
Ampho #AmphoB #AmB ... #resistance #resistant ... antifungal #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... check for prior resistance ... Dapto, Linezolid Amp-S ... #management #infectiousdisease
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
developing active infection ... • Tuberculosis infection ... • Recent viral infections ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
candidiasis, in HIV/AIDS ... • Resistance ... candiduria & require susceptibility ... • Resistant or ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Symptoms: AMS ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... 50% in chronic infection ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... terreus (Ampho resistant ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases