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Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Diagnosis: • Physical ... Urine antigen in bacteremia ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... patients with bacteremia ... Duration: PNA 5 days, Bacteremia
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Involvement #Diagnosis ... Presentation #Pathogen #Bacteria ... #Table
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
the growth of bacteria ... synthesizing proteins in bacteria ... pathways that bacteria ... Imagine treatments ... classification #table
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
for Anaerobic Bacteria ... out of favor for treatment ... Antibiotics #Anaerobic #Bacteria ... #Pharmacology #Table
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
monocytes; no bacteria ... Few PMNs; no bacteria ... Pneumonia #Patterns #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
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-associated Bacterial ... differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #table
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Framework Diagnosis ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Aggressive: MRSA bacteremia ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
PMN, Crystals, Bacteria ... Septic arthritis #Diagnosis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
site where the bacteria ... contains syphilis bacteria ... the T. pallidum bacteria ... heals without treatment ... Syphilis #Chancres #Diagnosis
Streptococcus Bacteremia - Indications for Echocardiogram
1) Identify the streptococci:
  - Low-risk streptococci: S. intermedius, S.
Streptococcus Bacteremia ... Streptococcus #Bacteremia ... Echocardiogram #TTE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #algorithm