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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... exposure • Symptoms ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... • Indolent symptoms ... to rnonths • Fever ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Ulceroglandular: Fever ... eye; unilateral symptoms ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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of the lids • Symptoms ... , swelling • Treatment ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
jirovecii Pneumonia Clinical ... CD4 < 200 • Symptoms ... 2—3 weeks • Fever ... often elevated Treatment ... PJP #Pneumonia #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... : 33% • Treatment ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Similar symptoms ... Assc symptoms include ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology