Join Drs Felicia C. Chow and Karen C. Bloch as they discuss Histoplasma meningitis, meningococcal meningitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick-borne infections, and free-living amoeba.

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Resources

Meningitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/232915-overview

In Search of Encephalitis Etiologies: Diagnostic Challenges in the California Encephalitis Project, 1998-2000 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12627357/

Improvement in Diagnosis of Histoplasma Meningitis by Combined Testing for Histoplasma Antigen and Immunoglobulin G and Immunoglobulin M Anti-Histoplasma Antibody in Cerebrospinal Fluid https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29020213/

Central Nervous System Histoplasmosis: Multicenter Retrospective Study on Clinical Features, Diagnostic Approach and Outcome of Treatment https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29595679/

Use of Clinical and Neuroimaging Characteristics to Distinguish Temporal Lobe Herpes Simplex Encephalitis From Its Mimics https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25637586/

Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482425/

Central Nervous System Infection With Histoplasma capsulatum https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31344869/

Efficacy of Cerebrospinal Fluid Beta-D-Glucan Diagnostic Testing for Fungal Meningitis: A Systematic Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31996446/

An Overview of Next-Generation Sequencing https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/articles/an-overview-of-next-generation-sequencing-346532

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Histoplasmosis: 2007 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17806045/

Comparative Evaluation of Isavuconazonium Sulfate, Voriconazole, and Posaconazole for the Management of Invasive Fungal Infections in an Academic Medical Center https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30894179/

β-D-Glucan Testing Is Important for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23850953/

Meningococcal Meningitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1165557-overview

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/228042-overview

Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/231927-overview

Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease (HFMD) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/218402-overview

West Nile Virus https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/312210-overview

Tickborne Diseases of the United States https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/index.html

Free Living Amebic Infections https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/freelivingamebic/index.html

The Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycorrhachia in Adult Patients https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24326618/

Join Drs Felicia C. Chow and Sharon Chen as they discuss how to manage Cryptococcus gattii meningitis in immunocompetent patients.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/985913). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Meningitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/232915-overview

What's New in Cryptococcus gattii: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36675862/

Cryptococcosis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215354-overview#a6

Risk Factors for Cryptococcus gattii Infection, British Columbia, Canada https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21291588/

Analysis of HLA Association in Susceptibility to Infection With Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in a Papua New Guinean Population https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9776833/

Cerebral Cryptococcomas: A Systematic Scoping Review of Available Evidence to Facilitate Diagnosis and Treatment https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35215148/

Pancoast Syndrome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482155/

Evaluation of a Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay and Cryptococcal Antigen Positivity at a Large Public Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34189154/

Diagnostic Value of Latex Agglutination in Cryptococcal Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21938253/

Antifungal Therapy and Management of Complications of Cryptococcosis Due to Cryptococcus gattii https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23697747/

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Cryptococcal Disease: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20047480/

Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Cryptococcosis and Rare Yeast Infections in the Haematology/Oncology Setting, 2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34937137/

Cryptococcal Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome: From Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers to Treatment Approaches https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33514007/

EORTC/MSGERC Definitions of Invasive Fungal Diseases: Summary of Activities of the Intensive Care Unit Working Group https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33709127/

What do slugs, unpasteurized cheeses, and medical tourism vacations have in common? Join experts Drs Felicia Chow and Christina Coyle as they discuss diagnosing meningitis in the returning traveler.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/985912). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Meningitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/232915-overview

Meningococcal Meningitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1165557-overview

Herpes Simplex Encephalitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1165183-overview

African Tick Bite Fever (ATBF) https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/abroad.html

Malaria https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/221134-overview

Listeria Infection https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/965841-overview

West Nile Virus https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/healthcareproviders/index.html

Japanese Encephalitis Virus https://www.cdc.gov/japaneseencephalitis/healthcareproviders/index.html

Leptospirosis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/220563-overview

Eosinophilic Meningitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23829911/

Angiostrongylus cantonensis https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/angiostrongylus/health_professionals/index.html

Gnathostomiasis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/998278-overview

Paratenic Host https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100305869;jsessionid=1FA6B34A6ABEF31CA4EE00426E24F9F1

Baylisascaris https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/baylisascaris/health_professionals/index.html

Coccidioidomycosis and Valley Fever https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215978-overview

Cryptococcus gattii Infections https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25278580/

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Associated With Procedures Performed Under Epidural Anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-epidural-anesthesia.html