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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 ... Diarrhea #Transplant #TxID ... #SOT #Causes
Safe Living After Transplant : Food Safety

By Dr. Hawra Al-Lawati @hawraallawati via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious
febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #FoodBorne ... #Transplant #TxID ... #SOT #Differential
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
Timeline of infections ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Transplant #TxID ... #SOT #Comparison
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory Testing

Clostridium difficile
Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp 
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and
Infectious Diarrhea ... - Laboratory Testing ... Paratyphi (enteric fever ... Cytomegalovirus #Infectious ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... surfaces - Infections ... differentiate colonization ... non-neutropenic pts, SOT ... setting of GVHD) ID
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... • Toxins • Infection ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever ... immunoglobulin), not ... #diagnosis #Laboratory
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
(eg amox-clav, not ... surfaces, Albumin, Infections ... differentiate colonization ... post-2010 almost never ... FalsePositives #Laboratory