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Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... fastidious gram-negative ... : Serology (preferred ... Culture & GS, PCR ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... factors: - Serology ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
disease, C3GN, CFHR5 neph ... immune deposits on EM ... , negative IF ... Glomerulonephritis #MPGN #nephrology ... #diagnosis #renal
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... virus • CMV • EBV ... in 70%-85% • Negative ... Monocytogenes or gram negative ... #neurology #meningitis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... effect/Edema • EBV ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology