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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... - Parasitic: Toxoplasmosis ... Blastomycosis - Parasite ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
ß-D-glucan: • Most fungi ... Glucan-containing gauzes ... #Specificity #Laboratory ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungi #Fungal
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... Infection: • Fungal ... malaria) • other parasites ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Infectious - Other: • Fungal ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
hypothalamus → fever ... Lipopolysaccharide components ... Double-stranded RNA • Fungi ... Mannan and glucan components ... Pathophysiology #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
jejuni • NTM Parasites ... cause primary pulmonary ... dyspnea, possible fever ... Coccidioidomycosis ("Valley Fever ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... , SARS-COV • Fungi ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... #Infectious #Causes ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Weil disease) • Fungal ... Leishmania • Parasitic ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
of complement components ... 2-6 months • Fever ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases