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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective endocarditis ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
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#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
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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 ... #Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis ... #fungi #fungal
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... fastidious bacteria or fungi ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... Negative #Infective #Endocarditis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Microbiology: • ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... Treatment: • 50% ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... highly sensitive Cryptococcosis ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Endocarditis ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases