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Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
Antifungal Coverage ... Activity Antibiogram ... microbiological and clinical ... lines indicate fungal ... #Pharmacology #InfectiousDiseases
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
come in to your clinic ... with #fever and ... incubation period and geography ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease ... #fever #traveler
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... the respective fungal ... pathogens based on geography ... node biopsy • Clinical
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... culture Note that fever ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the spectrum of clinically ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... In this final figure ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... antimicrobials, clinical ... will vary with geographic ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... has five major clinical ... stain of clinical ... • Isolated fever ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioides): Valley Fever ... Morphology • Geography ... disseminated disease • Clinical ... management #summary #fungal
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever ... known as valley fever ... , is a fungal infection ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... Diagnosis #Management #infectiousdiseases