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Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... : Intravitreal injection ... #Management #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... #1 nosocomial infection ... #Clostridium #Infection ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... after initial infection ... with untreated infection ... after primary infection ... #management #Treatment
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
of hands/feet, knees ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... exam and imaging Treatment ... corticosteroid injections
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... body, cancer, or bronchial ... #treatment #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #InfectiousDiseases