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Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Endocarditis Native ... epidermidis - Gram-negative ... ) - Culture negative ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... Systemic infection Native ... Staphylococcus lugdunensis Native ... #Endocarditis #Algorithm ... #Differential #Diagnosis
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
Cardiac: Relative ... insufficiency #Diagnosis ... #IM #InfectiousDisease ... Legionnaires #Legionella #Algorithm
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
memory, can have negative ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Subclinical #Active
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Native and ... for TPN) and antibiotic ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... hospitalization or antibiotics ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture Negative ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Consider prior antibiotics ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Persistent ... Tubular Proteinuria (Negative ... albuminuria) - Active ... #Algorithm #Causes