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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
Fungal biomarkers ... galactomannan ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential
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:
Fungal Biomarkers ... infection (IFI) ... surfaces - Infections ... setting of GVHD) ID ... #Aspergillus #Galactomannan
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... infarction • Infectious
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
yeast • At risk: AIDS ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... since cART) Aspergillus ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary