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Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections and Treatment - Yeasts and Dimorphic Fungi

 - @IDAGRAM

#Yeasts #Fungal #Invasive
Overview of Invasive Fungal ... and Dimorphic Fungi ... IDAGRAM #Yeasts #Fungal ... Treatment #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #Fungi
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
cryptococcosis #fungi ... #fungal #clinical
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
• Bartonella Fungal ... Candidiasis • Endemic Fungi ... abscess #hepatic #hepatology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Mycobacteria - Fungal ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome ... Mycobacteria - Fungal ... Auto-Inflammatory: SAPHO syndrome
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... • Hepatorenal Syndrom ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... • Clinically ... #HES #Hematology ... eosinophils #diagnosis #management
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
bartonella - Fungal ... Candida, endemic fungi ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #management
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... component of many fungi ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... closely related fungi ... Sara Dong #Fungal
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... Waterborne filamentous fungi ... Blooms (HABs) • Fungi ... mandrillaris • Fungi ... is biphasic • Clinical
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
hypereosinophilic syndrome ... Hyper-lgE (Job) syndrome ... ABPA), Gleich syndrome ... Infectious: Loeffler syndrome ... ascariasis), Scabies, Fungi