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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream ... infection - Management Algorithm ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... osteomyelitis, septic ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
flora of healthy cats ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... , Septic arthritis ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Viridans Surgery ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... on the heart (Sepsis ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream ... immune-compromised pts ... rare cases of endocarditis ... Treatment: • Exhibits ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MC: CNS CSF: • ... Isolated fever • Septic ... • Meningitis, septic ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases