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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
therapy - Number one cause ... Fungal (Histoplasma/Aspergillus ... patient a surgical candidate ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... infections are caused ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... , Disseminated infection ... ; Fungemia is uncommon
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Symptomatic mucosal infection ... infections include rare cases ... of endocarditis ... disseminated infections (fungemia ... #fungemia #management
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Invasive Fungal Infection ... (most frequent cause ... bloodstream infections) Aspergillus ... when feasible Management ... invasivefungal #fungemia