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Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... VZV, CMV, HIV • Fungal ... Aspergillus spp, Cryptococcus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #fungal #Microbiology
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
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
with Blastomyces dermatitidis ... , Histoplasma, Cryptococcus ... variant of B. dermatitidis ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis
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
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
, SARS-COV • Fungi ... Histoplasma capsulatum, Cryptococcus ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #infectiousdiseases
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
- Negative: Cryptococcus ... Mucorales, Blastomyces dermatidis ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
phenomena from endocarditis ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
phenomena from endocarditis ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Mucormycosis, Cryptococcus ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Aspergillus • Cryptococcus ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management