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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... First-Line Treatment Aspergillus ... , Fusarium #Invasive ... #Fungal #Infections ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Aspergillosis Treatment • Invasive ... pulmonary aspergillosis ... infection • Aspergillus ... @ID_fellows #Invasive ... Aspergillosis #Treatment #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Invasive Aspergillus ... Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #fungal
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
cystic fibrosis • Aspergillus ... • Presence of Aspergillus ... corticosteroids +/- anti-fungal ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
include: bacteria, fungi ... • Chlorella Fungi ... disease • Aspergillus ... Species - Invasive ... or sinus fungus
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... seen with certain invasive ... most common) - Fungus ... , Blastomyces, Aspergillus ... clinical #video #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Mycobacterium kansasii, Invasive ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... since cART) Aspergillus ... ABPA, Mycetoma, Invasive ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... Ampho resistant) Invasive ... of 30% to 40% Invasive ... #Diagnosis #Management