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IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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IDSA Aspergillosis ... Treatment • Invasive ... pulmonary aspergillosis ... Cardiac Aspergillus infection ... Aspergillosis #Treatment #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... IA #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Acceptable Indications for Indwelling Urinary Catheter Use
 • Clinically significant urinary retention - Temporary relief
IDSA Acceptable ... therapy is not effective ... patient; if less invasive ... Catheter #Foley #Management ... #IDSA
Gold Eyelid Implant Extrusion on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Extrusion of a gold implant for the management
implant for the management ... history of trauma or infection ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... Non-Meningeal Infection ... (Diffuse Pulmonary ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... Ampho resistant) Invasive ... : • Pulmonary ( ... of 30% to 40% Invasive ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
material) > local invasion ... manifestations of Fusarium infection ... Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
3 PHASES: - Invasion ... - Migration to Pulmonary ... shortness of breath, pulmonary ... several weeks after infection ... Stercoralis #diagnosis #management