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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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• Cyclospora cayetanensis ... cramping, Watery diarrhea ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... : 1. ... pathogens First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Ova and Parasite
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Incubation is 1 ... , weakness +/- diarrhea ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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pain, hemoptysis, diarrhea ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Organ Transplant - Diarrhea ... Algorithm 1st Tier Microbiologic ... viral PCR (stool), Ova ... above negative: 1) ... malabsorption #Diarrhea
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Presentations: • Diarrhea ... blood cultures Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #treatment
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
patients such as: 1. ... liver enzymes, diarrhea ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
4%: Vomiting, diarrhea ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
3 mechanisms 1. ... pain, wind and diarrhea ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison ... table #management #treatment