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Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Source control (abscess
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream infection ... of metastatic infection ... of metastatic infection ... of metastatic infection ... pathogens (S. aureus, fungal
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Consider prior antibiotics ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Microbiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... systemic vori Infectious ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Infections ... that can be acquired ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... - Cutaneous Infections
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... treatment until ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #differential #causes
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Microbiology: • ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... (congenital or acquired ... Intra-abdominal abscess ... Eosinophilic granuloma • Infections ... #gastroenterology