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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
(CDI) - Diagnosis ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
resembles community-acquired ... presentation of TB, lung ... • Diagnosis ... Amphotericin B for 1- ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... isavuconazole BLASTOMYCOSIS ... change in the lungs ... fever • Septic shock ... nails, bronchi, lungs
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... patients such as: 1. ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis