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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Febrile illness + ARDS ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... are caused by members ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... Diagnosis and Testing ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
diagnosed when ... • The goal of diagnosing ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... Although nonhepatic causes ... is quite broad ... mycobacterial infections ... #workup #algorithm
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential #diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... about secondary causes ... you’ll do a good workup ... always a good idea ... #Algorithm #workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
or accidental injection ... paralysis of the arms ... Consider other causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... ) Classification ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... #classification
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
IDSA Recommendations ... in HIV-AIDS Pre-Exposure ... health-care provider diagnosis ... with acyclovir is ... Uncomplicated Cases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
is detected in ... candidiasis, in HIV/AIDS ... include rare cases ... CGlabrata #candidemia #diagnosis ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases