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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Tools, First-Line Treatment ... , Coccidiodes, Fusarium ... Fungal #Infections #InfectousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... positive with Histo, Fusarium ... appearance includes: Fusarium ... this morphology Treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
outbreak: - Case ... hospitalized for medical ... need / # cases ... hospitalized for medical ... #Calculating #InfectiousDiseases
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
hyperplasia for the medical ... CAH #algorithm #causes ... diagnosis #comparison #treatment
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... Mucormycosis, Fusarium ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Dizziness and lightheadedness are common complaints that you'll encounter as a medical professional. The goal of
encounter as a medical ... ruling out, the causes ... require urgent treatments ... non-neurological causes
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
Fusarium Treatment ... can vary with Fusarium ... amphotericin B for severe cases ... @ID_fellows #Fusarium ... #Infections #infectiousdiseases
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... glucocorticoid treatment
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Weight Loss • Can cause ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases