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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... , Fusarium #Invasive ... Fungal #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Invasive Candidiasis ... (IC) Diagnosis ... Additional management ... IC #antifungal #diagnosis ... #management #candida
Microscopic examination of vaginal samples. A, Normal saline wet mount showing a clump of three normal
Microscopic examination ... mount showing a clump ... showing numerous Candida ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Trichomonas #Candida
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Primarily studied for candida ... Most specific for diagnosing ... invasive aspergillosis ... Specificity #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Fungus
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Blood culture (Invasive ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Blood culture (Invasive ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Invasive Aspergillus ... (IA) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
is common with invasive ... candidemias or invasive ... CGlabrata #candidemia #diagnosis ... #management #fungemia ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Management of Suspected and Confirmed Candida auris 

Isolate patients with suspected C auris 
 • Private
Management of Suspected ... and Confirmed Candida ... intervals #Candida ... #auris #Management ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... Ampho resistant) Invasive ... of 30% to 40% Invasive ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections