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Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
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Asplenia Management ... influenzae type b, Neisseria ... asplenic #Asplenia #Management
Neisseira meningitidis - Treatment Principles
 • Prompt antibiotics — do not delay for LP!
 • 3rd-gen
Neisseira meningitidis ... cephalosporin #Neisseira ... meningitidis #Treatment #management
Neisseria Meningitides Prophylaxis
There are three options for prophylaxis:
 - Rifampin is administered at a dose of
Neisseria Meningitides ... #Neisseria #Meningitides ... #Pharmacology #Management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management
Neisseria Meningitidis Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
 • Recommended for all close contacts of patients with invasive meningococcal
Neisseria Meningitidis ... appropriate PPE #Neisseria ... Prophylaxis #PEP #management
Disease Specific Isolation Recommendations
  
Standard Precautions 
 • CMV 
 •  HIV 
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infection) • Neissera ... #Respiratory #Management
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Cephalosporin Coverage
First-generation cephalosporins: 
 - Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes,
Gram (-) cocci: Neisseria ... Gram (-) cocci, Neisseria
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
influenzae type b • Neisseria
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Conjunctivitis: Bacterial, Neisseria