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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
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
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
Rhodococcus - Microbiology ... Overview Microbiology ... trauma Diagnosis Treatment ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #pulmonary #Bacteria
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
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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Transmission: • Birds are ... Tetracyclines are ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus - Rodents are ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Management Summary Bacteremic ... not typically part ... Most patients are ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... Tuberculosis Treatment
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Epidemiology: - Patients at ... risk for bacteremia ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... imaging as needed Treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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evident lesion at ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology