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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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and sources of infection ... • Native and ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology # ... Diagnosis #Pathogens
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
Key Pathogens to ... holmesii #Asplenia #Pathogens ... #microbiology # ... infections #differential
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 # ... Micro #Differential
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Asplenia and Infections - Important Pathogens:
 • Encapsulated bacteria: Strep pneumo, Neissera meningitidis, Capnocytophaga, H.flu, Bordetella
Asplenia and Infections ... - Important Pathogens ... • Bloodborne pathogens ... #Asplenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... - Is the most pathogenic ... likely to cause pulmonary ... infection. ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
Pathogens in Pneumonia ... for enumerating differentials ... strep - Gram-negatives ... #Pneumonia #Differential ... #Microbiology #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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inhalational injury Differential ... Opacities: • Infectious ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... typical pneumonia pathogens ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... spotted fever, Non-infectious ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... infectiousdiseases #table
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Nocardia spp Pathogen ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Primary site of infection ... diagnosis #management #microbiology