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Mucoid Klebsiella Colonies on Culture
Culture of a pyogenic liver abscess .  Based on the culture
liver abscess . ... appearance, test ... performed and infection ... #microbiology #clinical ... #photo
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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... HIV • Recent infection ... mycobacterial infection ... characteristic features Clinical ... NAA (PCR) and Culture
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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... HIV • Recent infection ... mycobacterial infection ... characteristic features Clinical ... NAA (PCR) and Culture
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... fungal stain of clinical ... • Confirmed by culture ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
Melioidosis - Skin Infection ... Blood/wound cultures ... , alcoholism, liver ... #Cellulitis #Clinical ... #Photo #dermatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
Triggers: ▪ Infections ... Clinical Presentation ... - Elevated liver ... Pathophysiology ... absent NK-cell activity