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Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Reference - Treatment ... Duration Gram Negative ... at 24 hours are negative ... #Treatment #Management ... #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... cultures remain negative ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... #differential #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Management Summary Bacteremic ... spread of the Gram-negative ... typically part of the workup ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
 •
trend response to treatment ... Culture (ElA may be negative ... Coccidioides #Diagnosis #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... life-threatening • Treatment ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative ... aquatic injury • Bacteremia ... blood cultures Treatment ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases ... #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • Persistent bacteremia ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... ECF and ICF both work ... making it more negative ... management #diagnosis #treatment
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
infectious despite negative ... some experimental treatment ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #Urology #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Pregnancy • Outdoor worker ... Farmer and forestry work ... adjacent to the focus ... serum/urine Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases