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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite ... fever, Tularemia ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential
Fever in the returning traveller #Management #EM #InfectiousDisease #Febrile #Traveler #BMJ
Fever in the returning ... Management #EM #InfectiousDisease
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Infections Rats can ... include Lassa fever ... Tularemia etc Rat ... Fever Rat Feces ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
Ever had a #traveler ... your clinic with #fever ... You can use this ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease ... #fever #traveler
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Shorter is Better CAP ... Neutropenic Fever ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Cat-Related Zoonoses - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Saliva: Bartonella henselae, Pasteurella multocida, Rabies, Capnocytophaga, Tularemia, Cowpox
Cat-Related Zoonoses ... lamblia, Toxocara cati ... TheIDtrivia #Cat ... #Feline #Zoonoses ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
. tuberculosis can ... response but without retaining ... immune memory, can ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Shorter is Better CAP ... 42d Neutropenic Fever ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
flora of healthy cats ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... period) • Buffy coat ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Less common since cART ... • CT: Halo sign ... Pneumonia: • Risk: Can ... • Lung Exam: Can ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases