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

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Overview of Invasive Fungal ... and Dimorphic Fungi ... Treatment #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology # ... Fungi #Dimorphic
Growth Patterns - Molds, Yeasts and Dimorphic 
 • Mold - Arial mycelia and vegitative mycelia
• Yeast - Bacterial-like ... temperatures and bacterial-like ... Growth #Patterns #microbiology ... #fungal #fungus
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
infections • Bacterial ... VZV, CMV, HIV • Fungal ... Diagnosis #viral #fungal ... #Microbiology
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... cause of: CAP, Bacterial ... patients with bacteremia ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
have a fastidious bacteria ... this be a non-bacterial ... Fungal (Histoplasma ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
: Hantavirus - Rodents ... saliva of infected rodents ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Bacterial culture ... Breath test for bacterial ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
a +ve culture Microbiology ... : - Bacterial infection ... be caused by, fungi
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
transplant patient • Bacterial ... Simple Virus • Fungal ... #blood #urine #management