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Fever in the returning traveller #Management #EM #InfectiousDisease #Febrile #Traveler #BMJ
Fever in the returning ... traveller #Management ... #EM #InfectiousDisease
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
meningitis based on patient ... Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
response but without retaining ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... Spectrum #Table #Latent
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Treatment of Latent ... BCM_InternalMed #Latent ... Tuberculosis #treatment #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
anti-parasitic agent ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Virus #Antiviral #Management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... Middle East and Latin ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... frequently reported in Latin ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
bite in asplenic patient ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Management of Suspected and Confirmed Candida auris 

Isolate patients with suspected C auris 
 • Private
Management of Suspected ... Isolate and screen patient ... decolonization of patient ... Candida #auris #Management ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... Immunocompetent Patient ... Immunocompetent Patient ... Babesia #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases