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Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
self-limited) • Antibiotics ... Fluoroquinolones, azithromycin ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis ... #Management #Overview
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 50S ... and some gram negatives ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Anticonvulsants • Antibiotics ... viruses • HIV • Influenza ... Bacteria • Gram Negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram negative ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Supportive and antibiotics ... : rifampicin + azithromycin ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
virus (LCMV), influenza ... • Haemophilus influenzae ... in 70%-85% • Negative ... stain: Previous antibiotics ... Monocytogenes or gram negative
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Checklist Diagnostic ... - CT scan if diagnostic ... Antibiotics - ... Clarithromycin 500 mg BID (azithromycin ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Do not measure negative ... main ones) - Antibiotics ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Influenza Prosthetic ... • Coagulase-negative ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... • IV Antibiotics
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... Influenza • Prosthetic ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... Treatment • IV antibiotics
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... • Haemophilus influenzae ... screening: High negative ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... Pneumonia #CAP #Diagnosis