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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Fungal biomarkers ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential #Ddx ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections and Treatment - Yeasts and Dimorphic Fungi

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Infections and ... and Dimorphic Fungi ... #Invasive #Infections ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #Ixodes
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #Ixodes
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
- Disseminated Fungal ... Infection DDx of ... , disseminated fungal ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
regional lymph nodes ... HIV • Recent infection ... disease • DM DDX ... (NTM) • Fungal ... Pleura • Lymph nodes
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
regional lymph nodes ... HIV • Recent infection ... disease • DM DDX ... (NTM) • Fungal ... Pleura • Lymph nodes
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Immunologic: • Osler nodes ... Glomerulonephritis DDX
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
travel to lymph nodes ... nonspecific • DX ... Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... InfectiousDiseases #Fungal