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IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... Mild infection: ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... #cellulitis #idsa
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
Sporotrichiosis Infection ... painless, no systemic signs ... Indiana University Infectious ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection ... #clinical #photo
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Dacryoadenitis: infection ... are no longer infectious ... Dacryocystitis: an infection ... Hordeolum: localized infection ... cellulitis, as the infection
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Triggering factor (infection ... Acquired HLH: • Infections ... Still disease, Infection ... Etiological+++: Anti-infectious
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... #1 nosocomial infection ... #Clostridium #Infection
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Opportunistic infections ... Complications #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... HIV • Recent infection ... mycobacterial infection ... unable to limit infection
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... 50% in chronic infection ... weeks for acute infection ... River valleys • Infection ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology
IDSA - Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy
Minimum frequency of sore throat episodes:
 • Seven or more episodes
IDSA - Paradise ... preceding 3 y Clinical ... streptococcus Treatment ... episodes of throat infection ... peds #pediatrics #idsa
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
Urinary Tract Infection ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Urinary Tract Infection ... ("Cystitis"): Infection ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology