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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
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Fungal Biomarkers: Comparing Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
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Fungal Biomarkers ... Other Pathogens: PCP ... Paecilomyces, Cryptococcus ... #Biomarkers #BetaDGlucan ... diagnosis #comparison #microbiology
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
exceptions are Aspergillus ... detection for cryptococcal ... mucopolysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... sp.; also stains ... #microbiology #microscopy
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#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
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Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
- Negative: Cryptococcus ... infection (IFI) ... surfaces - Infections ... setting of GVHD) ID ... #Biomarkers #BetaDGlucan
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
, Aspergillus spp ... , Endemic fungi ... (Histoplasma, Cryptococcus ... failure, COPD, Lung ... ABG, BDG, Serum Cryptococcal
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... VZV, CMV, HIV • Fungal ... : Candida spp, Aspergillus ... spp, Cryptococcus ... #Microbiology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
: Aspergillus, Cryptococcus ... : Cryptococcus, ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... , Cryptococcus, ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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Infections with ... . however Aspergillus ... Consistent with Aspergillus ... #fungi #infections ... #microbiology #
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Infections with ... , Cryptococcus, ... Infections with ... #fungi #infections ... #microbiology #