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IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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IDSA Aspergillosis ... Treatment • Invasive ... pulmonary aspergillosis ... @ID_fellows #Invasive ... Aspergillosis #Treatment #management
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... infections: Morphology ... , Coccidiodes, Fusarium ... #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... are caused by members ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections ... material) > local invasion ... Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... #Infections #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... Mechanism Of Infection ... endemic fungi cause ... Aspergillus Species - Invasive ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
Fusarium Treatment ... amphotericin B for severe cases ... require enucleation Infectious ... #Infections #infectiousdiseases ... #management #treatment
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... ABPA, Mycetoma, Invasive ... factor • May cause ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
is common with invasive ... include rare cases ... candidemias or invasive ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... Minimally Invasive ... cardiac output causes ... • PULMONARY A ... comparison #challenges #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Ampho resistant) Invasive ... : • Pulmonary ( ... of 30% to 40% Invasive ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management