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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream ... infection - Management ... • Hemodynamic instability ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... #infection #Management
Algorithm for treatment of a Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

#CLABSI #Algorithm #CentralLine #Infection #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Algorithm for treatment ... Line Associated Bloodstream ... Infection (CLABSI ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Treatment #Duration
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
few or absent AFB ... Treatment Regimen ... x 24 m BIDMC Infectious ... Leprosy #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
as data on new treatment ... US and updated treatment ... Wuhan Virus") • Infection ... SARS-CoV-2, 2019 Novel ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... relevance of +PCR and -AFB ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #treatment #microbiology
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections ... and growth in bloodstream ... disease: • Optimal treatment ... require enucleation Infectious ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream ... Infections • ... Treatment: • Exhibits ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
of nonsurgical treatment ... 48–72 h if on treatment ... for C. difficile infection ... explanation • Inability ... #nonoperative #management