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Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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2-3 days), 50% sensitivity ... Conduct antifungal susceptibility ... testing (AFST) ... diagnosis #management #candida
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... Primarily studied for candida ... Galactomannan #Pathogens #Testing ... Characteristics #Sensitivity
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
point-of-care ultrasound ... Comparison #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound ... demonstrated a sensitivity ... abdominal CT, and a sensitivity ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
The value of point-of-care ultrasound for detecting nail bed injury in [the] ED

American Journal of Emergency
point-of-care ultrasound ... Fracture #POCUS #Ultrasound ... VisualAbstract #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
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 ... Sensitivity Specificity ... • Routine use: Candida ... invasive dz • Sensitivity ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods
1) Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion: disks impregnanted w/ Abx → circular gradient →
Antibiotic Susceptibility ... Testing Methods ... #Antibiotic #Sensitivity ... #Susceptibility ... #Testing #laboratory
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
• Pathogens: Candida ... dermatidis • Sensitivity ... : Mucorales • Sensitivity ... disease - Sensitivity ... Frozen ice-pops (in setting
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Candida Glabrata ... Species of Candida ... candiduria & require susceptibility ... testing ... @DharSaty #Candida
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
which she reports getting ... Here is her ultrasound ... diagnosed with high sensitivity ... Abdominal #clinical #ultrasound