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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... patients presents as disseminated ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... the best empiric treatment ... intra-abdominal infections ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Extravascular Causes ... anemia): - Disseminated ... intravascular coagulation (DIC ... Drugs (Beta lactam antibiotics ... Extravascular #Causes
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... : • Antibiotic: ... • Secondary to Treatment ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antibiotic
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... Gastrointestinal, Disseminated ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Autoimmune Syndrome • Infectious ... : TB, Disseminated ... vein thrombosis), DIC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... + Bleeding Treatment ... Treat primary cause ... #Disseminated # ... #treatment #management
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... or disseminated ... #Causes #Adrenal ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum 
Found in Spelunkers. Caves. Bat and Bird droppings
Distribution: Mississippi and Ohio River
Caves. ... asymptomatic • Disseminated ... infection more ... Flu-like • Chronic infection ... : TB-like Treatment
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... have failed oral antibiotic ... treatment or those ... including those caused