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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess - Differential ... antibiotics as a cause ... Autoimmune: Crohn's disease ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... this morphology Treatment ... Diseases Fellows ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... is biphasic • Clinical ... - And, in rare cases ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Cutaneous sporotrichosis (also known as “rose gardener's disease”) is an infection caused by a fungus called
rose gardener's disease ... ”) is an infection ... caused by a fungus ... #clinical #photo ... #PrimaryCare #InfectiousDisease
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Mucorales, Blastomyces dermatidis ... infection (IFI) ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... colonization vs invasive disease
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... , SARS-COV • Fungi ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... Diseases Fellows ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... cause primary pulmonary ... diseaseAspergillus ... #differential # ... diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... hematogenous spread - Fungal ... Coccidioides, Aspergillus ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease