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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
#rodent #infections ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... catheter-related sepsis ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
C virus (HCV) infection ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... #treatment #hcv ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... are caused by members ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... : Bacterial infection ... upper lid • Cause ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Management ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... Hemodynamically stable ... CRBSI: • Severe sepsis ... Hernodynamically stable ... after treatment
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Diagnostic and Management ... dissection - INFECTIOUS ... LIFE THREATENING CAUSES ... & TREATMENT - ... Bradycardia #Algorithm #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management