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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
(IA) - Diagnosis ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... #IA #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infective Endocarditis ... • Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... Diseases Fellows ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... response preceding infection ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
infection • Cough ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... #Management #Infections