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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
other as well as never ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Fever patterns

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Fever patterns ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #pediatrics #pediatricID
Key FUO (fever of unknown origin) questions

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious
Key FUO (fever of ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Fever #FUO #pediatrics
Clinical Manifestations of Human Herpes Viruses (HHV)

Herpes simplex virus 1	HSV-1	Frequently subclinical (80-90%) Oral lesions (10-20%) congenital
20%) congenital infection ... Mononucleosis-like disease ... virus 7 HHV-7 Fever ... #Viruses #HHV #Microbiology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
Sara Dong @swinndong ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Transplant #TxID #SOT #Comparison ... #Microbiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... useful for chronic infection ... #Management #Microbiology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... trypanosomiasis) is an infectious ... family Route of infections ... mild (malaise, fever ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... colonization vs invasive disease ... Sara Dong #Fungal ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... useful for chronic infection ... #Management #Microbiology
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
septic shock with fever ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Capnocytophaga #Infection ... #Diagnosis #Cats ... #Dogs #Microbiology