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COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
COVID-19 review… ... establish the most ... CoronaVirus #Treatment #Management ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology
Capillariasis - Capillaria philippinensis Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated, thick-shelled eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs become embryonated in
in water. 3) Infective ... . 4) Ingestion ... philippinensis #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
intestinal tapeworm infection ... in any organ, most ... #TaeniaSolium #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... the definitive host ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
and Management ... #1 nosocomial infection ... up to 10w post-ABx ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) - CDC Guidelines

BIDMC Infectious Diseases Fellowship @BIDMC_IDFellows

#PostExposure #Prophylaxis #PEP #CDC #Guidelines #management #pharmacology
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis ... (PEP) - CDC Guidelines ... BIDMC Infectious ... #Guidelines #management ... #pharmacology
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... the definitive host ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
Larvae reach the infective ... 5) Accidental ingestion ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Species of Candida Most ... presumed to be the CVC ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
patients with CD4 ... • If post-exposure ... • If post-exposure ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology