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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... recent symptomatic genital ... #gonorrhea #Diagnosis ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... Bartonella, N. gonorrhea ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... peritonsillar abscess, or dental ... #Lemierres #Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
a +ve culture Microbiology ... : - Bacterial infection ... Always consider N. gonorrhoeae ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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• Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... necrophorum - Lemierre’s syndrome ... croup • EBV - Infectious ... Primary acute HIV Infection ... causes #bacteria #microbiology
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Fastidious: Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome ... Coxiella, Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... Fever, Chills, General ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Microbiology: • ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... patients undergoing dental ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Altered mental ... Presentation: • Altered mental ... Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Infection