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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... Culture #Negative #Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... Management: • ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... differential #causes #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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PML, toxoplasmic encephalitis ... Toxoplasmic Encephalitis ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Infections ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... granulomatous amebic encephalitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... Substance Withdrawal Infection ... - Meningitis, Encephalitis ... , Abscess Homeostasis ... primary #secondary #management
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Liver Abscess and ... Staph, Anaerobes Infectious ... endemic fungi - Parasite ... Fasciola - Non-Infectious ... Diagnosis #hepatology #management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... intracellular parasite ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Diagnosis and Management ... #1 nosocomial infection ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
) Meningitis, encephalitis ... , abscess - History ... of sinus or ear infection ... tuberculosis, parasitic ... or fungal infection