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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... Tx Management (IDSA ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #infectiousdiseases
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... Clinical Progression ... palsy - Vision changes ... Diagnosis: 1. ... Treatment: 1.
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
, clinical course ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... See charts - ... exists Infectious Diseases ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... children with TB disease ... Step 1: Choose one ... #antimicrobials
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... other antibiotic classes ... . 1 only FDA-approved ... successfully in clinical ... #InfectiousDiseases
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Susac Syndrome - Clinical ... Therapeutic strategy 1. ... - Recurrent disease ... arterioles - Treatment ... SusacSyndrome #Triad #Diagnosis
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
as their status changes ... With treatment, ... structural heart disease ... Approximately 1% ... Classification #Stages #Classes
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Relapsing-remitting course +++ Clinical ... features: 1. ... features: 1. ... month at least 1 ... leak #syndrome #diagnosis