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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni ... Free-Living Cycle 1) ... #Strongyloides # ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... Free-Living Cycle: 1) ... #Strongyloides # ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology: 1. ... : • 80% have fever ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... and dyspnea • Strongyloides ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) ... culture Note that fever ... seen in only in 1/ ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... jejuni • NTM Parasites ... Trichuris • Strongyloides ... dyspnea, possible fever ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
if high risk if WBC ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... symptoms, or> 1 ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... , ↑WBC → Pseudomembranous ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Strongyloidiasis Treatment
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk):
 • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
Stool Ova and parasites ... 2 doses on day 1 ... 2 doses on day 1 ... #strongyloides ... #parastie #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... the protozoan parasite ... mild (malaise, fever ... only available at CDC ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management