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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
requires special media ... antimicrobials, clinical ... Diseases Fellows ... #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
, Advanced HIV/AIDS ... , CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... positive with Histo ... Diseases Fellows
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
cultures/serology: Serial ... valve pathology, History ... large infarct - Infectious ... Diseases Fellows ... #comparison #infective
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... intermediate risk of disease ... progression • History ... used to exclude pulmonary ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease ... #differential # ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases