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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... most likely to cause ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Chemotherapy • Infectious ... Inflammatory/AI: CIDP ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
outbreak: - Case ... period of time) - Infection-fatality ... with evidence of infection ... evidence of infection ... #Calculating #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... AAST 2021 global clinical ... intra-abdominal infections ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases
Clinical Examination of Patients With Infectious Disease

#PhysicalExam #Findings #Signs #InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Clinical Examination ... Patients With Infectious ... Findings #Signs #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... are caused by members ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... considered in certain cases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... spotted fever, Non-infectious ... #bradycardia #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... TheIDtrivia #Infectious ... #Causes #Adrenal ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... fungi #fungal #clinical