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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
Beta-d-glucan Aspergillus galactomannan ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... #AspGM #galactomannan
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
infection (IFI) ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... surfaces - Infections ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... #diagnosis #comparison
Onychomycosis: Chronic fungal toenail infection causing deformity and discoloration.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical
Onychomycosis: Chronic fungal ... toenail infection ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Foot #Toes ... Onychomycosis #Fungal
Onychomycosis: Fungal infection causing deformity of the fingernail.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of Clinical Images

#Clinical
Onychomycosis: Fungal ... infection causing ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Onychomycosis ... #Fingernails #Fungal
Tinea Versicolor: Scaly well demarcated patches caused by fungal skin infection.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
patches caused by fungal ... skin infection. ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... • Aspergillus Galactomannan ... Management #treatment #fungal
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
component of many fungi ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... surfaces, Albumin, Infections ... >90% (In most clinical ... in BAL does not differentiate
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... Blooms (HABs) • Fungi ... mandrillaris • Fungi ... is biphasic • Clinical ... #Differential #
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
Sporotrichiosis Infection ... biopsy preferred Differential ... Indiana University Infectious ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection ... #clinical #photo
Cutaneous sporotrichosis (also known as “rose gardener's disease”) is an infection caused by a fungus called
disease”) is an infection ... caused by a fungus ... Sporotrichosis #Sporothrix #fungal ... #clinical #photo