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Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Endocarditis, Septic arthritis ... microorganism (Culture ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... extensor elbows, Achilles ... Gram stain and culture ... Dual-energy CT → MSU
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fever, cough, chills ... : • Culture of ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... adjacent to the focus ... Skin tissue 2) Culture ... #infectiousdiseases