14 results
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology # ... InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology # ... InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... HypospIenism • Bacteremia ... • Encapsulated Bacteria ... • Periodontal Disease ... #Causes #Hematology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... ) is an infectious ... disease caused ... mild (malaise, fever ... #Disease #Trypanosomiasis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... CMV, HHV8,...), Bacteria ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Diagnosis and Management ... waters, wastewater Disease ... Older patients / hematologic ... #microbiology # ... InfectiousDiseases
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Disease: • Endemic ... , a common cause ... Bacterial Infections ... • East African trypanosomiasis ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... • Persistent bacteremia ... /fevers > than 5 ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Hematologic malignancy ... Presentation: Fever ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Infection - Infection ... very rare), or bacterial ... , Trypanosoma (Chagas ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions