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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Diseases Fellows ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... Diseases Fellows ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases