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Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... Arthritis #Pathogens #Differential
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
influenzae type b • Neisseria ... microbiology #infections #differential
Causes of Vaginal Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic:
 • Endometrium
 • Cervix
 • Vulva
 • Vagina
Systemic
Vaginal Discharge - Differential ... trachomatis • Neisseria ... Vaginal #Discharge #Differential
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Red Eye - Differential ... Conjunctivitis: Bacterial, Neisseria ... #Eye #redeye #Differential
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential ... Retroviral Syndrome, Neisseria ... #Pharyngitis #Differential
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... - Fastidious: Neisseria ... Brucella, Coxiella, Neisseria ... Negative #Abscess #Differential
Causes of Pharyngitis - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Bacterial: Group A Strep, Group B and C Strep,
Pharyngitis - Differential ... Sexually Transmitted: Neisseria ... #Pharyngitis #Differential
Asplenia and Infections - Important Pathogens:
 • Encapsulated bacteria: Strep pneumo, Neissera meningitidis, Capnocytophaga, H.flu, Bordetella
Strep pneumo, Neissera ... Infections #Asplenia #Differential
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
enterocolitica, Chlamydia, Neisseria ... Acute #Infectious #differential
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
(5%) • <1%: Neisseria ... Pharyngitis #Causes #differential