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ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
in a transplant ... recipient - Bacterial ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Diagnosis #Diarrhea #Transplant
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... : • Common bacteria ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... #Infections #Timeline
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Grouped by gram negative ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
>6-12 mo from transplant ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Transplant ... #TxID #SOT #Comparison ... #Microbiology
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
and sources of infection ... • Native and ... • Soft tissue infections ... Sources #Causes #Bacteria ... #Differential #Microbiology
Adenovirus in solid organ transplant recipients
- Micro/Epi
- Definitions
- Clinical 
- Treatment

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via
in solid organ transplant ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Virus ... #SOT #Microbiology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Management Algorithm in Transplant ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Bacterial culture ... Breath test for bacterial ... above testing negative
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
 •
of Staph Aureus Bacteremia ... • CNS Infections ... arthritis - Native ... joint (28-35%) ID ... Staph #Aureus #Bacteremia
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
in Post-Renal Transplant ... the postrenal transplant ... patient • Bacterial ... : Secondary to infections ... cell carcinoma (native
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Solid Organ Transplant ... Algorithm 1st Tier Microbiologic ... pathogens 2nd Tier Microbiologic ... overgrowth If above negative ... malabsorption #Diarrhea #Transplant