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Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Pharyngitis - IDSA ... Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... necrophorum - Lemierre’s syndrome ... Pharyngoconjunctival fever ... simplex virus 1
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Headache (45%) • Fever ... -1 and HIV-2 • ... HIV-1 RNA viral ... -1 or HIV-2 antibodies ... ) Treatment:
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Incubation is 1 ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Prodrome: fever ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... x 1 - Adjunct Tx ... #infectiousdiseases
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
F • 3 peaks: 1) ... Presentation: • Fever ... /fevers • Thrombocytopenia ... - HIV • Immune ... aplastic anemia Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
within the first 1 ... -1 RNA level from ... - Pneumonitis (fever ... Fever, chills, lack ... Drug reaction/ART toxicity
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
All are IV only. ... salvage therapy, never ... and Fusarium. 1. ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and NO, Suppress induction ... 2-6 months • Fever ... : 1) Liposomal ... mg/kg on days 1- ... #infectiousdiseases
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
1) Primary Syphilis ... Presentation: Fever ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... individuals with HIV ... • Late latent >1