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COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... about the study design ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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intracellular gram negative ... hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... first line of treatment ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
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
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 ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... Additional metastatic workup ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... #candidiasis #treatment
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
testing (TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis: • Mildly ... trend response to treatment ... Culture (ElA may be negative ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... fastidious gram-negative ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... disease) - May be negative ... Reflects response to treatment ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis ... spread of the Gram-negative ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... typically part of the workup ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases