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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... susceptibility testing ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... selecting the best ... AAST 2021 global clinical ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
information on Testing ... Diagnosis of HIV Infection ... of possible HIV infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... result with no clinical ... developing active infection ... • Tuberculosis infection ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Papillomavirus Infections ... of mode of HIV infection ... 3 years • Co-testing ... Episode of HPV Infection ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Treatment
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
eliminated the infection ... tuberculin skin test ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... #Results #TST #
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Diagnosis and Testing ... neutropenia (performs best ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... allopurinol), Infection ... Disease-specific testing ... DAH, rule out infection ... , biopsy By Tess
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Clinical Presentation ... Positive Coombs testing ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test