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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #clinical
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
cell response to fungi ... doesn't stain most fungi ... • India ink - "Negative ... staining #diagnosis #fungi ... #table
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 ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
(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 ... diagnosis #laboratory #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Table 3. ... Treatment Options for Clinically ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... antimicrobials, clinical ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... Microbiology: • ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... have achieved negative ... differential #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #pharmacology
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the spectrum of clinically ... In this final figure ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum ... #table #sensitivities
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
, hypokalemia, negative ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... #valleyfever #management ... antifungals #comparison #table ... #pharmacology