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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Abscess - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... #Abscess #Differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
component of many fungi ... closely related fungi ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison