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Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis ... Comparison Table ... #Comparison #Table ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
spread of the Gram-negative ... susceptibility testing ... typically part of the workup ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
45-50 years at diagnosis ... cancers in this table ... factors in this table ... for testing • ... Cancer #screening #diagnosis
Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
Syphilis Serologic Testing ... Non-Treponemal Testing ... #diagnosis #Treponemal ... NonTreponemal #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... pathogens First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... negative and diarrhea ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
(TST) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
memory, can have negative ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Tuberculosis #Testing ... IGRA #Spectrum #Table
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis ... #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... #differential #diagnosis ... causes #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Drug fever #relative ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious