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Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections and Treatment - Yeasts and Dimorphic Fungi

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#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Infections and ... Treatment - Yeasts ... #Invasive #Infections ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #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
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 ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... prior abx use, fungal
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... infection (IFI) ... surfaces - Infections ... Cryptococcus - Negative ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
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
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
Liver infections ... - Disseminated Fungal ... , disseminated fungal ... Hepatic #imaging #radiology ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Simple Virus • Fungal ... : Secondary to infections ... cell carcinoma (native ... urine #management #treatment
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... • Gram-negative ... fusiform gram-negative ... Treatment: • 50% ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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fastidious gram-negative ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... developed countries Microbiology ... microaerophilic, gram negative ... differentiate past infection ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment