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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
Fungal biomarkers ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... #Sources #Causes ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology #
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Disseminated Gonoccocal Infection ... • Primary HIV Infection ... • Endocarditis ... Erythema Migrans) #Infectious
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
• Trauma Non-infectious ... Organ Specific Infection ... • Infectious ... endocarditis • ... disease Viral Infection
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... take 48 hrs for infections ... rxn), Secondary infection
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
Other neoplasm • Infections ... avium complex, Infectious ... mononucleosis, Fungal ... infections (histoplasmosis ... , Other infection
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... are caused by members ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... systemic vori Infectious
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... Eosinophilia Infection ... Paragonimiasis • Fungal ... Washington University ID ... #Diagnosis #causes
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Brain and Lung Infections ... Toxoplasmosis • Fungi ... Coccidioides Infectious ... #Brain #Lung #Infections ... #Diagnosis #causes
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... vs Noninfective Causes ... disease • Systemic infection ... #Noninfective #Causes ... #Differential #