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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 ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Fungi #BDG #BDGlucan
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... systemic vori Infectious
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Galactomannan Beta-D-Glucan ... infection (IFI) ... surfaces - Infections ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... setting of GVHD) ID
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... Microsporidum Non-infectious ... bronchoscopy Infectious ... #Infections #HIVAIDS
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... : Candida spp, Aspergillus ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan ... and Galactomannan ... component of many fungi ... surfaces, Albumin, Infections ... in BAL does not differentiate
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Infections ... Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... - Cutaneous Infections
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... Mechanism Of Infection ... leprae • Nocardia infection ... disease • Aspergillus ... k_vaishnani #Soil #Infections
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases