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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream infection ... Antibiotic Management ... of metastatic infection ... of metastatic infection ... endocarditis, epidural abscess
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Source control (abscess ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever ... rxn), Secondary infection
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections ... #rodent #infections ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... Mechanism Of Infection ... ), stiff neck, opisthotonus ... leprae • Nocardia infection ... k_vaishnani #Soil #Infections
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... • Myocardial abscess ... • Persistent fever ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... metastatic foci of infection
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
- Differential ... Consider prior antibiotics ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
associated with infection ... Cerumen impaction Infectious ... Caused by bacterial infections ... (90%), Fungal infections ... • Tumor • Infection
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... Prosthetic Joint Infection ... patient q6-12mo to assess ... sx of relapsed infection ... Prosthetic #Joint #Infection
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... • Infectious insult ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • IV Antibiotics