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MonkeyPox Virus - Summary Review - What we know so far

 • History
 • Epidemiology
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Transmission • Differential ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... management #virus #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology # ... treatment
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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intracellular gram negative ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... BCNIE #Causes #differential ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... Duration Gram Negative ... follow up cultures required ... #Bacteremia #Treatment ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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fastidious gram-negative ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... fusiform gram-negative ... Treatment: • 50% ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Microbiology: • ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... Others • Culture negative ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Etiology of community acquired empyema determined by 16S rRNA sequencing. MRSA=meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA=meticillin sensitive
Etiology of community acquired ... Empyema #Pathogens #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDisease ... Bacterial #Causes #Differential
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... screening: High negative ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
developed countries Microbiology ... microaerophilic, gram negative ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment