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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 ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #treatment #table
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Shorter is Better CAP ... #Antibiotics #Duration ... #Stewardship #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 ... IGRA #Spectrum #Table
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
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Shorter is Better CAP ... #Antibiotics #Duration ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
(psittacosis) Cats ... loa (deer fly), Myiasis ... #Zoonotic #zoonoses ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #table #list
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
(psittacosis) Cats ... loa (deer fly), Myiasis ... #Zoonotic #zoonoses ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #table #list
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
weeks / months & can ... Type of Virus - Duration ... #duration #Persistence ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
increases with duration ... → Rabies, cat scratch ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
body • Bird and bat ... choice; therapy duration ... Encapsulated yeast • At ... disseminated) can ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases