12 results
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Microbiology # ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Ixodes #Ixodestick ... #tick #Lyme #tickbite
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Microbiology # ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Ixodes #Ixodestick ... #tick #Lyme #tickbite
#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
By Dr.
tachenoir #eschar #fever ... tsutsugamushi #tick ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Microbiology # ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Sara Dong @swinndong ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Mycoplasma genitalium: microbiology, screening/diagnosis, clinical syndromes, treatment, and other notes

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile
, screening/diagnosis ... , clinical syndromes ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases
Adenovirus in solid organ transplant recipients
- Micro/Epi
- Definitions
- Clinical 
- Treatment

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via
Definitions - Clinical ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... Adenovirus #Adeno #Diagnosis ... Transplant #SOT #Microbiology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
and Ornithodoros ticks ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... Infectious Diseases ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... useful for chronic infection ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... #Management #Microbiology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
cut-offs defined in clinical ... colonization vs invasive disease ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Sara Dong #Fungal ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... useful for chronic infection ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... #Management #Microbiology