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Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Urinary Tract Infections ... Complications - Infection ... Tract Scarring - Infection ... the bladder -> Infection ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
other gram (-) infections ... pathogens Bacterial ... infection -> Classical ... systemic Neisseria infection ... C5C9Deficiency #Complement #pathophysiology
Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Characteristics and Pathophysiology ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Endocarditis #Cardiac #Pathophysiology
Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Predisposing Factors:
 - Immunocompromised, Diabetes,
 - Elderly, Female
Urinary Tract infection ... surfaces allow bacterial ... Urinary Tract Infection ... (LUTI) -> Bacteria ... UrinaryTractInfection #UUTI #Pathophysiology
Approach to urethritis and cervicitis

By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases
febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Chlamydia #GC #Bacteria
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Other parasites Bacteremia ... • Intermittent Bacteremia ... • Continuous Bacteremia ... #Fever #Acute #Differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Aggressive: MRSA bacteremia ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
Urinary Tract Infection ... urine, allow for bacterial ... Urinary Tract Infection ... ("Cystitis"): Infection ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
Environmental Factors -> Bacterial ... infection is encouraged ... sorbens) transmit bacterium ... Chlamydia trachomatous infection ... Trachoma #Chlamydia #pathophysiology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Recurrent PE Bacterial ... • Infectious ... • Meningitis Bacterial ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential