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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Abscess - Differential ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
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:
Coccidioides - Negative ... infection (IFI) ... surfaces - Infections ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... setting of GVHD) ID
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... history of prior infections ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... pathogens also exists Infectious
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... • Coagulase-negative ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... infarction • Infectious
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