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1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
ß-D-glucan: • Most fungi ... Glucan-containing gauzes ... inconsistently in other fungi ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis #Fungus ... #Fungi #Fungal
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... vs Noninfective Causes ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... #Noninfective #Causes
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... Gram-negative bacilli - Fungi ... Gram-negative bacilli - Fungi ... #Infective #Endocarditis
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... negative infective endocarditis ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... culture #negative #Endocarditis
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... Mycobacteria - Fungal ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... Mycobacteria - Fungal
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... > 200: Endemic fungi ... Aspergillus spp, Endemic fungi ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... ID_fellows #Pulmonary
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
difficile (gut) • Fungi ... Adenovirus, RSV • Fungi ... reactivation), RSV • Fungi ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Mesothelioma Infective Endocarditis ... , Idiopathic Pulmonary ... #Differential #Causes
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... fastidious bacteria or fungi ... but important causes ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
include: bacteria, fungi ... • Chlorella Fungi ... Soil-related endemic fungi ... cause primary pulmonary ... or sinus fungus