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C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... other gram (-) infections ... • Clinical meningitis ... => • Bacteria ... stiffness • Bacteria
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... history of prior infections ... antimicrobials, clinical ... pathogens also exists Infectious
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... predictive of a serious infection ... overlook severe infections ... likelihood of negative clinical ... culture proven bacteremia
Pseudomonas Toenail Infection

Green nails = infection with a bacteria called “Pseudomonas”. Not all bacterial infections are
Green nails = infection ... with a bacteria ... could be due to a bacteria ... The bacteria, which ... #Clinical #Photo
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Opacities: • Infectious ... - Select Bacteria ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... pulmonary #CXR #clinical
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... CMV, HHV8,...), Bacteria ... Still disease, Infection
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 ... intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... characteristic features Clinical
Ecthyma Gangrenosum: skin infection associated with Pseudomonas bacteremia. 
Photo credit, Josh Fierer, M.D.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. -
Gangrenosum: skin infection ... with Pseudomonas bacteremia ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical
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 ... intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... characteristic features Clinical
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
Urinary Tract Infection ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... flow) - Fecal bacteria ... Urinary Tract Infection ... tract by capable bacteria