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Genital Herpes Simplex - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimens:
 • First clinical episode of genital herpes
Regimens: • First clinical ... persons with HIV infection ... • Episodic infection ... persons with HIV infection ... Guidelines #Management #STI
Syphilis - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Primary, secondary, and early latent: adults (including pregnant
people with HIV infection ... latent adults ( ... people with HIV infection ... Neurosyphilis #CDC #CDC2021 ... Guidelines #Management #STI
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... developing active infection ... • Tuberculosis infection ... • Recent viral infections ... Extrapulmonary infection
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
M
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious ... specific food (e.g ... protection, past STI ... History #Mnemonic #InfectiousDiseases
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature (Late ... Dysplasias • (e.g ... CRF) • Infection ... (e.g. ... Chronic UTI) •
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... Disease Patient ... that define the clinical ... illness script (e.g ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... history of prior infections ... antimicrobials, clinical ... pathogens also exists Infectious
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
FDA-approved for UTI ... CNS infections ... susceptible CNS infections ... treatment of CNS infections ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Patient has minimal ... Can be seen in infections ... first febrile UTI ... in young peds patient ... #Renal #POCUS #clinical