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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Aerosol is the most ... common route of infection ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... ≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... most likely underlying ... within 1 h (seek microbiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... Syndrome: • Most ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology # ... InfectiousDiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... (suppurative); Most ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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- Wrong host? ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #progression ... #antibiotics #checklist ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Species of Candida Most ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Taenia solium Infection ... NCC: seizures most ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... Taenia #solium #management ... #microbiology
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
Humans acquire the infection ... the definitive host ... Toxocara #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
period (time from infection ... options include post-exposure ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology