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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus is ubiquitous ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis and Testing ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... (in setting of ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... residual lesion or is ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • IV Antibiotics ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... antibiotics • ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Itraconazole is ... Urinary antigen testing ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections