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Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Reference - Treatment ... removed in septic shock ... follow up cultures required ... #Treatment #Management ... #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Diagnosis and Management ... aquatic injury • Bacteremia ... blood cultures Treatment ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases ... #treatment
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
HAP and VAP - Diagnosis ... and Treatment ... VAP #Pneumonia #Acquired ... #Community #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDisease
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Aggressive: MRSA bacteremia ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... diff) • Hospital-Acquired
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infections that can be acquired ... Cellulitis • Aeromonas ... vulnificus - Aeromonas ... #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
malaise • Septic shock ... Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Purtilo (XLP) Acquired ... CMV, HHV8,...), Bacteria ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
drain - What’s the diagnosis ... Mucormycosis - Bacteria ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... cases surgery is required