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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal ... spread of the Gram-negative ... typically part of the workup ... TheIDtrivia #Disseminated ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
encephalitis (GAE) and/or disseminated ... encephalitis (GAE), disseminated ... #Acanthamoeba #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
encephalitis (GAE), disseminated ... #mandrillaris #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Culture (ElA may be negative ... reveal spherules) Disseminated ... Coccidioides #Diagnosis #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... for evaluating CD ... -A negative test ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #workup