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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Incubation is 1 ... • Prodrome: fever ... • Hantavirus PCR ... • Autopsy PCR ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management
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
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Treatment: ... Moderate Disease: 1)
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... 2-6 months • Fever ... histopathology, culture, PCR ... , K39) Treatment ... : 1) Liposomal
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
IDSA Recommendations ... Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP ... #PCP #PJP #jiroveci ... infections #HIVAIDS #management ... #pharmacology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Severe: Only 1% ... PCR is gold standard ... • Treatment: ... PCR not useful for
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... mild (malaise, fever ... smear negative, PCR ... trypomastigotes) 2) PCR ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Incubation period is 1- ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... specificity of PCR ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung Abscess Management ... Clindamycin in case of PCN