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Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Bacterial culture ... Breath test for bacterial ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
visits/year for a PCP ... - 11 million diagnoses ... EBV, CMV, HIV-1 Bacterial ... #differential #diagnosis ... #microbiology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
+/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
• Most common cause ... of: CAP, Bacterial ... media • Important cause ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Preventing and Treating Bacterial ... • In rare cases ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
and Management ... Splashing infected material ... Culture & GS, PCR ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
within 1 h (seek microbiology ... to achieve mean arterial ... Discuss ongoing management ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
pylori) Infection - Diagnosis ... and Management ... developed countries Microbiology ... gram negative bacterium ... flagyl 500mg TID if PCN-allergy
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... of PCN allergy ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... #differential #causes
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... histopathology, culture, PCR ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology