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1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
ß-D-glucan: • Most ... Galactomannan: • Most ... positives: Beta lactam antibiotics ... Specificity #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungi #Fungal
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Guidelines 1) Antibiotics ... micafungin) for most ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management ... candidiasis #treatment #fungal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... infection • Most ... Lung Abscess Management ... Prevotella • Fungal ... differential #causes #management
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the left is Gram pos ... covers ONLY Gram pos ... here’s the Gram pos ... In this final figure ... #pharmacology #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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- Wrong host? ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... antimicrobial #antibiotics ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobials
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... Asymptomatic - Mostly in pediatric ... Repeat course of antibiotic ... Babesia #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... (18%): Second most ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
bat droppings • Most ... Immunosuppressed host ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections