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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Rodent-associated Bacterial ... infections: Leptospirosis ... #rodent #infections ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #treatment #table
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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and sources of infection ... • Native and ... • Soft tissue infections ... Sources #Causes #Bacteria ... #Differential #Microbiology
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... #Transplant #Infections ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Asplenia and Infections - Important Pathogens:
 • Encapsulated bacteria: Strep pneumo, Neissera meningitidis, Capnocytophaga, H.flu, Bordetella
Asplenia and Infections ... • Encapsulated bacteria ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Asplenia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
blood culture negative ... under BCNIE, these bacteria ... 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 ... Infectious: Legionella ... spotted fever, Non-infectious ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... cultures remain negative ... • Infection with ... #BloodCulture #Negative ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... • Bacterial: Staph ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Duration Gram Negative ... thrombophlebitis, IE, infection ... of metastatic infection ... at 24 hours are negative ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
testing (TST) False-negative ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases