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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Management ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Abscess Differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
component of many fungi ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... closely related fungi ... #Biomarkers #BetaDGlucan
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... Waterborne filamentous fungi ... Blooms (HABs) • Fungi ... mandrillaris • Fungi
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
component of many fungi ... in BAL does not differentiate ... result in + as long ... closely related fungi ... blood products #BetaDGlucan
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Summary A defect ... absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... on radioactive lung