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Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
Amebiasis - Balamuthia ... #Amebiasis #Balamuthia ... #mandrillaris #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
Amebiasis - Naegleria ... occasionally in CSF #Amebiasis ... Naegleria #fowleri #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Ancylostoma spp. ... Hookworm #Intestinal #lifecycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba ... #Amebiasis #Acanthamoeba ... #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Clinical • Caused ... patients with CD4 ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #PJP ... Pneumonia #Diagnosis #Management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... antigen-specific CD4 ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... community-acquired w/o ABx (esp ... improvement with Tx Management ... Infection #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases