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Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Framework Infections ... Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... - Cutaneous Infections
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... eye; unilateral symptoms ... patients often have chronic ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... HIV • Recent infection ... infection • Sarcoidosis ... unable to limit infection
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • Chronic ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Prevotella • Fungal
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... HIV • Recent infection ... infection • Sarcoidosis ... unable to limit infection
Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Night sweats are a nonspecific symptom that patients commonly experience and
a nonspecific symptom ... Other neoplasm INFECTIONS ... avium complex • Infectious ... infections (histoplasmosis ... Endocarditis • Other infections
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Factors For NTM Infections ... • Disseminated infections ... lung infections ... surgical site infections
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... infection Histoplasmosis ... weeks for acute infection ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... #Infections
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Prosthetic Joint Infection ... PJI) Duration of symptoms ... DDIs/AEs) - Fungus ... sx of relapsed infection ... Prosthetic #Joint #Infection
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
encephalitis, abscess ... of sinus or ear infection ... , parasitic or fungal ... infection Glaucoma—acute ... differential #emergency #diagnosis