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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... culture (Invasive disease ... TheIDtrivia #Listeriosis ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... culture (Invasive disease ... TheIDtrivia #Listeriosis ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
congenital heart disease ... ; CXR, chest X-ray ... hypertension; PCH ... veno-occlusive disease ... , chronic lung disease
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Acute Chagas Disease ... PCR is gold standard ... PCR not useful for ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Culture & GS, PCR ... Treatment: • Severe Disease ... Streptomycin • Moderate Disease ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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hemorrhage • CSF PCR ... Toxoplasma gondii PCR ... Demyelinating disease ... • JC-virus PCR ... Enhancement • PCR
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
ribosomal RNA PCR ... - PCR for ... exists Infectious Diseases ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... : - Known CV disease ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... risk Chest X-ray
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Acute Chagas Disease ... PCR is gold standard ... PCR not useful for ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Management Summary Disease ... Maltese Cross" • PCR ... Patient (Mild disease ... Patient (Moderate disease ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases