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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... fastidious bacteria or fungi ... special media) • Infection ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
- Differential Diagnosis ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective ... disease • Systemic infection ... bacilli • Fungi ... bacilli • Fungi ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... Bartonella spp ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... #differential #diagnosis
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
component of many fungi ... infection (IFI) ... closely related fungi ... setting of GVHD) ID ... #comparison
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... prior abx use, fungal ... Washington University ID
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... By: - Chronic Infection ... Rubella Bacterial Infection ... aureus • Gram-negative ... tuberculosis) • Fungi