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Differential Diagnosis of Hepatic Abscess #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Hepatic #Abscess #Differential #Hydatid #Amoeba #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Hepatic Abscess ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease ... #Hepatic #Abscess ... #Differential #
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture Negative ... Abscess - Differential ... Consider prior antibiotics ... #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotics for Cellulitis

 • Treatment duration
 • When to give antibiotics for abscesses
 • When to
Antibiotics for ... • When to give antibiotics ... for abscesses ... #Cellulitis #Antibiotics ... Management #Skin #InfectiousDiseases
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
epidermidis - Gram-negative ... ) - Culture negative ... Enterococci - Gram-negative ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential ... #InfectiousDiseases
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Empiric #Antibiotics
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology ... Management: • Antibiotics ... Switch to oral antibiotics ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Drug fever #relative ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Infections #Timeline #differential ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential