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Features of Plasmodium falciparum Malarial Infection

#Plasmodium #falciparum #Malaria #Signs #Symptoms #InfectiousDiseases
falciparum Malarial Infection ... falciparum #Malaria #Signs ... #Symptoms #InfectiousDiseases
Clinical Examination of Patients With Infectious Disease

#PhysicalExam #Findings #Signs #InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Patients With Infectious ... PhysicalExam #Findings #Signs ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
cause pulmonary infection ... other site of infection ... Mycobacterium chelonae - Infection ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
Bacteremia - Signs ... Bacteremia, Risk by Infection ... #Bacteremia #Signs ... #LR #Risks #Infections ... #Diagnosis
Figure 1: Time Course of HIV Detection following Infection

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS #Testing #Windows #Screening #Antibody #Detection
Detection following Infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Urinary Tract Infection - UTI Diagnosis 

UTI is a clinical diagnosis - patients may have bacteriuria
Urinary Tract Infection ... - UTI Diagnosis ... indicate pathologic infection ... the absence of signs ... #UrinaryTract #Infection
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

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

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology ... oropharyngeal infection ... abscess, or dental infection ... deep space neck infection ... #Diagnosis
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
Anaplasma Infection ... phagocytophilum Pathophysiology ... within morulae Signs ... #Anaplasma #Infection ... #diagnosis #microbiology
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
Endemic treponemal infection ... Invasive mold infection ... Central #Lesions #infections ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Opportunistic Infections ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #Diagnosis #HIV ... Guide #Symptoms #Signs ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases