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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS infection ... Diagnosis: ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... and Management ... useful for chronic infection ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS infection ... Diagnosis: ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... Management Summary ... symptomatic genital infection ... Disseminated #Gonococcal #Infection ... #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... for metastatic infection ... metastatic foci of infection ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... See charts - ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... #1 nosocomial infection ... #Clostridium #Infection ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases