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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
febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Fungal #Fungi ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections and Treatment - Yeasts and Dimorphic Fungi

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Invasive Fungal Infections ... and Dimorphic Fungi ... Treatment #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology # ... Fungi #Dimorphic
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
disease • Systemic infection ... HACEK • Culture-negative ... bacilli • Fungi ... bacilli • Fungi ... Noninfective #Causes #Differential
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... #Transplant #Infections ... #Timeline #differential
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
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 #
Comparison of vaginal infections characterized by abnormal discharge

#diagnosis #management #table #signs #symptoms #comparison #differential
Comparison of vaginal ... infections characterized ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #differential
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Morphology of Fungal Infections ... Tissues Fungal infections ... Tissues #pathology #fungi ... yeast #hyphae #microbiology ... #differential #
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... cultures remain negative ... fastidious bacteria or fungi ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... causes #culture #negative ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology