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Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Prosthetic Joint Infection ... arthroplasty AND • No hardware ... expectancy, poor candidacy ... sx of relapsed infection ... Prosthetic #Joint #Infection
Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

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Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
severe fungal infections ... meningitis, severe candidal ... infections (endocarditis ... for non-severe candida ... urinary tract infections
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
Candida albicans ... , Candida glabrata ... , Candida tropicalis ... , Candida krusei ... , Candida lusitaniae
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Cardiac Aspergillus infection ... • Aspergillus infections ... of eye Infectious
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Endemic Fungal Infections ... Coccidioides spp, Candida ... Penicillium marneffei, Candida ... , Histoplasma, Candida ... endemic #fungal #infections
Infections in Patients on TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential Diagnosis
 • Viral: VZV, Hep B, Hep C,
Infections in Patients ... Aspergillus, Crypto, Candida ... TNFalpha #Inhibitors #Infections
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
Acanthameoba, Candida ... Cocci*, Toxo*, non-infectious ... • Choroidal infections
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Diagnosis • Infection ... Discitis, Infected hardware ... carcinoma • Non-infectious
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
ASAP • Other hardware ... Guidelines #Management #candida