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DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
patients with Enterococcus ... faecalis bacteremia ... #endocarditis #Enterococcus ... #faecalis #bacteremia
Approaching treatment of monomicrobial Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia (MEFsB)

Dr. Uday Gulati @udaygulati

#Enterococcus #faecalis #bacteremia #MEFsB #management #treatment
monomicrobial Enterococcus ... faecalis bacteremia ... udaygulati #Enterococcus ... #faecalis #bacteremia
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
Streptococcus sp.), Enterococcus ... InfectiousDiseases #HACEK #Organisms
Congenital Infections - Comparison Table:
Infections: Toxoplasma, Rubella, CMV, Treponema, Parvovirus B19, VZV, Herpes, Enterovirus
Manifestations: Anemia, Bony
Infections - Comparison Table ... Hydrocephalus, Hydrops fetalis ... Infections #Comparison #Table
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
Strep, and nonVRE Enterococcus ... infections from above organisms
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Linezolid Amp-S Enterococcus ... pharmacology #table
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
intracellular organisms ... infectiousdiseases #table
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
urease-producing organisms ... Crystals #comparison #table
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
clinically important organisms ... and put actual organism ... intracellular organisms ... management #spectrum #table
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Hemodynamically stable ... multidrug resistant organisms ... Hernodynamically stable