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"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
"Recommended laboratory ... HIV testing algorithm ... Laboratory Testing ... CDC #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #InfectiousDisease
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... Galactomannan #Pathogens #Testing ... #Specificity #Laboratory ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungi #Fungal
Guide to Invasive Fungal Infections: Molds

- IDagram @ID_agram 

#Molds #Invasive #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Guide #Differential #Fungal #Infections
Guide to Invasive Fungal ... Molds #Invasive #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Guide #Differential ... #Fungal #Infections ... #InfectiousDisease
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Pericarditis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacterial: • Mycobacterium ... • Zoonoses Fungal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
hemorrhage in the setting ... • Bacterial: Mycobacterium ... , SARS-COV • Fungi ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
, of brain - Mycobacterium ... extrapulmonary - Mycobacterium ... Toxoplasmosis of brain - Wasting ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory Testing

Clostridium difficile
Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp 
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory ... Testing Clostridium ... classified as a fungus ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential ... #Laboratory #Testing
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections - Differential ... hydrophila • Mycobacterium ... rhusiopathiae • Mycobacterium ... Waterborne #Infections #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... include: bacteria, fungi ... pseudomallei • Mycobacterium ... Soil #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... component of many fungi ... in BAL does not differentiate ... #Testing #FalsePositives ... #Laboratory #sensitivity