4 results
How dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate adaptive immunity
1- Sensing of microbial and damage signals by DCs
2- Phenotypic
activation 3- DC ... phagocytes: Antigen (Ag ... adaptive #immunity #immunology ... #pathophysiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... • Flex-Sig: If ... improvement with Tx Management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
cell-dependent Ag ... : Ag-presenting ... to CD4+ helper ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
adjacent to the focus ... 2) Culture 3) Ag ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases