7 results
Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

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

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Beta-d-glucan Aspergillus ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Candida #Microbiology
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
ID Ddx: Diarrhea ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Diarrhea #Transplant #TxID ... #SOT #Causes
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
• Pathogens: Candida ... infection (IFI) ... surfaces - Infections ... differentiate colonization ... setting of GVHD) ID
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Diagnosis Infectious ... Coxiella burnetii • Fungal ... : Histoplasma, Aspergillus ... , Blastomyces, Candida ... Vasculitis: EGPA, Horton
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Transplant #TxID ... #SOT #Comparison
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
component of many fungi ... • Routine use: Candida ... surfaces, Albumin, Infections ... Spec 81% for dx ... differentiate colonization
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Weil disease) • Fungal ... - Aspergillus, ... , Blastomyces, Candida ... sodium azide • Hormones ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential