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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #CNIE #BCNIE #cardiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... Capnophilic "carbon loving ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... discharge) after a negative ... patients with a negative ... diagnostic evaluation ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram negative ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... ​• Isolation using ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... have achieved negative ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #foamed #heartfailure ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
guide prophylactic antibiotic ... treatment. ... reduce if needed (using ... Thumb #Metacarpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... Even during the ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
documenting successful treatment ... compared to other antibiotic ... ://twitter.com/foamid ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
making it more negative ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology