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

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#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Infections and Treatment ... and Dimorphic Fungi ... Infections #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... and chitin in fungal ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... #fungi #fungus
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
on Culture and Microscopy ... but a positive fungal ... & reverse) 2) microscopic ... Fusarium #Culture #Microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
disease ARDS Diagnosis ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... manifestations • MAT microscopic ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
Aspiration on Microscopy ... Diagnosis ? ... Salmonella #Aspiration #Microscopy ... #clinical #pathology ... #microbiology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... following): (1) Clinical ... Microbiology: • ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... prior abx use, fungal
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
response to a fungal ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Descriptions of Endemic Fungal ... yeasts #pathology #clinical ... #atlas #fungi # ... microbiology #differential ... #diagnosis
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Established via stool microscopy ... routine O&P • Clinical ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #