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Algorithm for the diagnosis of Necrotizing Infections #Diagnosis #Management #GenSurg #Microbiology #NecrotizingFasciitis #Myonecrosis #Necrotizing #SoftTissueInfection #Clostridium
#Microbiology #NecrotizingFasciitis ... Gangrene #Aeromonas #Vibrio
Evolution of Necrotizing Fasciitis or Myonecrosis #Pathophys #GenSurg #NecrotizingFasciitis #Myonecrosis #NEJM
Pathophys #GenSurg #NecrotizingFasciitis
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

#NecrotizingFasciitis #pathophysiology #orthopedics
Clinical Findings #NecrotizingFasciitis
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus ... Vibrio vulnificus ... First case of vibrio ... Risk factors for vibrio ... Vibrio vulnificus
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
E coli (ETEC), Vibrio ... cholera, Vibrio ... 0157:H5 (EHEC), Vibrio
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
Vibrio vulnificus ... urgently, and Vibrio ... #photo #NEJM #vibrio
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
monocytogenes, Vibrio ... Salmonella, Yersinia, Vibrio
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
(Shigella) • Vibrio ... Cholera/Vibrio ... vulnificus • Vibrio ... Fasciitis - Vibrio ... • Sinusitis - Vibrio
IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 • Mixed infections
 • Streptococcus
hydrophila • Vibrio
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
Brucella species, Vibrio