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Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management - IDSA ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... #Candidemia #IDSA ... #candidiasis #treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE ... are evocative of SLE ... • Immunologic Workup ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... life-threatening • Treatment
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... • Immunologic Workup ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... life-threatening • Treatment
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... ), Malignancy, SLE ... fusiform gram-negative ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... See charts - ... #differential #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
prescribed one of the treatment ... recommended by IDSA ... highly SPECIFIC (see ... throat swab is negative ... StrepThroat #Management #Treatment
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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trend response to treatment ... Culture (ElA may be negative ... Coccidioides #Diagnosis #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
Uganda:Almost never see ... infectious despite negative ... See the multiple ... some experimental treatment ... POCUS #Urology #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Autoimmune (SLE ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
IDSA Recommendations ... improvement and a negative ... least 1 year (AI)—see ... #Cryptococcus #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment