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Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
Capnocytophaga spp ... Blood Smear Associated ... oral flora, can cause ... #Smear #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
flora of healthy cats ... microorganism (Culture ... stain: Peripheral smear ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age • 22 and 45 cases ... skin that are caused ... Peripheral Smear ... Out Secondary Causes ... Peripheral blood smear
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Northeast Africa with cases ... Several cases have ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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• Unsporulated cysts ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... Established via stool microscopy ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... specific and <25% culture ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
falciparum: Most cases ... chest film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic ... examination, culture ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
infiltrated with host cells ... calcifications cause ... Orbital/Ocular Treatment ... : • 1-2 cysts ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases