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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Risk Factors: ... Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Risk Factors: ... Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... : • Risk: Can ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... complex Classic Risk ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... systemic vori Infectious
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... : • Severe Pneumonia ... Gastrointestinal infection ... 80% of SUDI • Risk
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
to decrease the risk ... • The lifetime risk ... developing active infection ... or intermediate risk ... • Tuberculosis infection
Risk factors for Cryptococcal Infection
Mnemonic: IS NOT A MOLD
I - Ibrutinib
S - Sarcoidosis
N
O - Organ Transplant
T
Risk factors for ... Cryptococcal Infection ... TheIDtrivia #Risk ... #Cryptococcal #Infection ... #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... carbon loving' Risk ... Asplenia (greatest risk ... Meningitis (13%), Pneumonia ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
thrombophlebitis, IE, infection ... the following criteria ... of metastatic infection ... Streptococcus Pneumoniae ... negative) Use DENOVA score
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... infection • Cough ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases