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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... #management #treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Management Summary ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Disease - American Trypanosomiasis ... - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... only available at CDC ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Incubation is 1 ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... Treatment: • ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... : 1) Liposomal ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Management Summary ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Moderate Disease: 1) ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Incubation period is 1- ... specificity of PCR ... Treatment: • 50% ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... screen within 1 ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
IDSA Recommendations ... Prevention and Treatment ... #Prevention #Treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #management ... #pharmacology