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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 ... Beta-d-glucan Aspergillus galactomannan ... #Fungi #BDG #BDGlucan ... #AspGM #galactomannan ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Venn Diagram of Fungal Infections

#BetaDGlucan #Galactomannan #Venn #Diagram #diagnosis #microbiology #infectiousdiseases #fungal
Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan ... Venn Diagram of Fungal ... Diagram #diagnosis #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #fungal #infections
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan ... ß-D-glucan: • Most fungi ... inconsistently in other fungi ... Specificity #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungi #Fungal
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
Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 •
Fungal Biomarkers ... and Aspergillus Galactomannan ... component of many fungi ... febrilepodcast #Fungal ... diagnosis #comparison #microbiology
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
epidermidis - Gram-negative ... bacilli - Fungi ... ) - Culture negative ... bacilli - Fungi ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
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
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... Diagnosis Comparison Table ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Venn Diagram of Fungal Infections

#BetaDGlucan #Galactomannan #Venn #Diagram #diagnosis #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan ... Venn Diagram of Fungal ... Diagram #diagnosis #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #fungal #infections
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
Morphology of Fungal ... Infections in Tissues Fungal ... Tissues #pathology #fungi ... yeast #hyphae #microbiology ... diagnosis #atlas #infectiousdiseases