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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... - Parasitic: Toxoplasmosis ... Blastomycosis - Parasite ... Culture #Negative #Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... #Invasive #Fungal ... #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
VZV, CMV, HIV • Fungal ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #viral #fungal
Antibiotics for Cellulitis

 • Treatment duration
 • When to give antibiotics for abscesses
 • When to
Cellulitis • Treatment ... antibiotics for abscesses ... #Antibiotics #Treatment ... #Management #Skin ... #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Management: • ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... differential #causes #management
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Old anti-parasitic ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Treatment ... Virus #Antiviral #Management
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Liver Abscess and ... bartonella - Fungal ... Candida, endemic fungi ... - Parasite: Echinococcus ... Diagnosis #hepatology #management
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... , Parasite Natural ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Source control (abscess ... • Secondary to Treatment
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection - Management ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... pathogens (S. aureus, fungal ... limited vascular access ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... intracellular parasite ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases