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Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
9 species, C. canimorsus ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus ... #microbiology # ... zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
enriched agar C. animorsus ... = most common cause ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology ... #CAnimorsus
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
calcifications cause ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... Taenia #solium #management ... #microbiology
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
infections include rare cases ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
- Case-fatality ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology