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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 ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... - Diagnosis Comparison ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal ... #Table #microbiology ... infectiousdiseases #pathology
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Infections in Tissues ... Fungal infections ... #pathology #fungi ... yeast #hyphae #microbiology ... #differential #
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... preparation from culture Pathology ... • India ink - "Negative ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #fungus #comparison
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Grouped by gram negative ... febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture Negative ... Abscess - Differential ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... #Abscess #Differential
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
 •
Infections with ... #fungi #infections ... #microbiology # ... differential #diagnosis ... septae #septations #pathology
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... VZV, CMV, HIV • Fungal ... #Differential # ... #Microbiology
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
disease • Systemic infection ... bacilli • Fungi ... Enterococcus • Gram-negative ... bacilli • Fungi ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
and sources of infection ... • Native and ... • Soft tissue infections ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology #