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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Fungal biomarkers ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Fungal ... #Fungi #BDG #BDGlucan ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections and Treatment - Yeasts and Dimorphic Fungi

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Overview of Invasive Fungal ... and Dimorphic Fungi ... IDAGRAM #Yeasts #Fungal ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology ... #Fungi #Dimorphic
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 •
Fungal Biomarkers ... component of many fungi ... febrilepodcast #Fungal ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison ... #microbiology
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... and chitin in fungal ... • India ink - "Negative ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #fungus #comparison
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... - Diagnosis Comparison ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal ... Pneumonias #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #microbiology
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 ... specificity for invasive fungal ... closely related fungi ... Sara Dong #Fungal
(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 ... 87%-100% False Negatives ... blood • Certain fungus ... glucan #betad #fungal ... diagnosis #laboratory #microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... causes #culture #negative ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Microbiology: • ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Simple Virus • Fungal ... cell carcinoma (native ... urine #management #treatment