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Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
Overview • Rigors are ... prostaglandins as part ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... #Pathophysiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
cause infective endocarditis ... They are not common ... caused by HACEK bacteria ... More commonly endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Bacteria #Pathogens ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #InfectiousDiseases
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Initiation of ART ... Infections • Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... TheIDtrivia #ART ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Bacteremia Quick ... Reference - Treatment ... Gram Negative Bacteremia ... #Treatment #Management ... #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective endocarditis ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

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#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
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Leptospirosis, Rat-bite ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #management #treatment
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
of inflammation at ... embolize • Cannot differentiate ... absent How can we differentiate ... features that are ... Marantic #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Aggressive: MRSA bacteremia ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... • Secondary to Treatment
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... recovery rate of bacteria ... Negative #Infective #Endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases