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Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... Aspergillus • Blastomyces ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... , Histoplasma, Blastomyces ... #Invasive #Fungal ... #Infections #InfectousDiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
VZV, CMV, HIV • Fungal ... • Parasitic: Leishmaniasis ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #viral #fungal
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #clinical
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces ... Morphology • Geography ... inoculation • Clinical ... Blastomycosis #Blastomyces ... management #summary #fungal
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
rhinocleromatis) Fungus ... Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis ... infections #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
come in to your clinic ... incubation period and geography ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Descriptions of Endemic Fungal ... Consistent with Blastomyces ... Coccidioides spp; however Blastomyces ... yeasts #pathology #clinical ... #atlas #fungi #
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... component of many fungi ... Cryptococcus, Mucorales, Blastomyces ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... , Histoplasma, Blastomyces
(1,3)-β-d-glucan
Abundant cell wall polysaccharide, found in most fungi, except cryptococci, zygomycetes (mucor, rhizophus) and blastomyces.
Sensitivity 64%-93%;
found in most fungi ... rhizophus) and blastomyces ... blood • Certain fungus ... glucan #betad #fungal ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases