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Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... is biphasic • Clinical ... Waterborne #Infections #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
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: • ... Washington University ID ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
with Blastomyces dermatitidis ... variant of B. dermatitidis ... yeasts #pathology #clinical ... microbiology #differential ... #diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... effects compared to amphoB ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Mucorales, Blastomyces dermatidis ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis ... Lung Abscess Differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
stain of clinical ... niger, A. terreus (Ampho ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections