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Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
, burdens, and costs ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Unsporulated cysts ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
flora of healthy cats ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... considered in certain cases ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Treatment: • 1-2 cysts ... albendazol • >2 cysts ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... Taenia #solium #management
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Diagnosis and Management ... transmission from cats ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
BCx+ in -40% of cases ... amphotericin B for severe cases ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
amphotericin B for severe cases ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases ... #management #treatment
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
• Dogs and cats ... Toxocara #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
infections include rare cases ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases