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Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
come in to your clinic ... with #fever and ... incubation period and geography ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease ... #fever #traveler
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... the respective fungal ... pathogens based on geography ... node biopsy • Clinical
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
tuberculosis Clinical ... to thrive • Fever ... Tuberculosis #TB #Pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
include: bacteria, fungi ... dyspnea, possible fever ... or sinus fungus ... Coccidioidomycosis ("Valley Fever ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Morphology • Geography ... inoculation • Clinical ... - Acute pulmonary ... - Chronic pulmonary ... management #summary #fungal
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... culture Note that fever ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... loss, lethargy, fever ... • Fever, weight ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... antimicrobials, clinical ... will vary with geographic ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL ... • Low grade fever ... corticosteroids +/- anti-fungal ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Presentation: Fever ... Disease: Clinical ... • Fever and weight ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases