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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Fungal biomarkers ... Beta-d-glucan Aspergillus ... #Infections #Differential ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Fungal ... #Fungi #BDG #BDGlucan
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... : Beta-D-Glucan ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... GM does not differentiate ... #Biomarkers #BetaDGlucan
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan ... component of many fungi ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... >90% (In most clinical ... does not differentiate
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
body • Bird and bat ... has five major clinical ... Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... stain of clinical ... Diagnosis: • β-D-glucan