10 results
Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

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

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... BDGlucan #AspGM #galactomannan
Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
swinndong via #IDFellowCase ... #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis #
Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
swinndong via #IDFellowCase ... #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
swinndong via #IDFellowCase ... #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis #
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
swinndong via #IDFellowCase ... #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong  via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
swinndong via #IDFellowCase ... #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis #
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
ID Ddx: Diarrhea ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Transplant #TxID #SOT
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
and Aspergillus Galactomannan ... invasive fungal infection ... surfaces - Infections ... differentiate colonization ... setting of GVHD) ID
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
Timeline of infections ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Transplant #TxID #SOT
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan ... surfaces, Albumin, Infections ... beta-glucans Galactomannan ... Spec 81% for dx ... differentiate colonization