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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Shed in the urine ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... (HCPS): Febrile ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... >21 days - No leukocytes ... in urine - Procalcitonin ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Typhoidal: Systemic febrile ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... Most patients are afebrile ... #Microbiology # ... InfectiousDiseases
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Diagnosis and Management ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management ... #microbiology # ... syndromes
Strongyloidiasis Treatment
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk):
 • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
Strongyloidiasis Treatment ... hyperinfection syndrome ... examination for larvae, Urine ... Strongyloidiasis #Treatment ... #parastie #infectiousdiseases