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Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
C virus (HCV) infection ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... #hepatology #HepC ... #HepatitisC #Management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... fastidious gram-negative ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Moderate Disease: 1) ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... infective endocarditis ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Duration Gram Negative ... thrombophlebitis, IE, infection ... of metastatic infection ... Bacteremia #Treatment #Management ... #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
Diagnosis and Management ... schistocytes > 1% ... normal • DAT negative ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #hematology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... Diagnosis and Management ... spread of the Gram-negative ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Pathophysiology: ... 1) Represent the ... integrity (trauma, infection ... Palpable: 1) If ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) ... seen in only in 1/ ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Overview Normal: < 1% ... overlook severe infections ... likelihood of negative ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... • Gram-negative ... Incubation period is 1- ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management