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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Syndrome (HCPS): Febrile ... illness + ARDS ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
on the block – aims ... investigations and treatments ... serious bacterial infections ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... pathogens (S. aureus, fungal ... options and is: • Afebrile ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... #Management #Algorithm
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections