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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Risk Factors: ... Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Risk Factors: ... Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
History - Clues to Infectious ... → Risk of malaria ... Herpesvirus B infection ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
to decrease the risk ... • The lifetime risk ... or intermediate risk ... used to exclude pulmonary ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
to arm/jaw, CAD risk ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... CP, Dyspnea, PE risk ... swelling, Wells score ... Management #Algorithm #differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... are at greatest risk ... primary adrenal infection ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... 80% of SUDI • Risk
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... complex Classic Risk ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... , Disseminated infection ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... epidemiological risk ... epidemiologic risk ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... • Endocrine: Infectious ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... Cardiovascular risk ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential