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Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
Rhodococcus - Microbiology ... Overview Microbiology ... solid media • Exposure ... disease): • Exposure ... #Rhodococcus #Microbiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
• Occupational exposure ... • Household exposure ... Epidemiologic exposure ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Epidemiological exposure ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
after a period of exposure ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
• Occupational Exposure ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology
Streptobacillus moniliformis on peripheral smear and culture microscopy
 - blood culture; patient w/ outdoor exposure
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patient w/ outdoor exposure ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
HECK YES - Organisms with AmpC Resistance

H	Hafnia alvei
E	Enterobacter cloacae
C	Citrobacter freundii
K	Klebsiella aerogenes
Yes	Yersinia enterocolitica

Formerly SPICE / SPACE organisms.
after a period of exposure ... Antibiotics #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
options include post-exposure ... depending upon exposure ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
+epidemiologic exposure ... solium #management #microbiology
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
M
Infectious Diseases Exposure ... medications; drug exposure ... previous work exposures ... Activities - Animal exposure ... #IMDSOAPS #Exposure