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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
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
virus causing COVID ... ivermectin… #COVID19 ... Coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2 #Pandemic ... #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Virus #Antiviral #Management
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
treatments for COVID ... Zithromax #Macrolides #InfectiousDiseases ... #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... #Treatment #Management ... DrugInteraction #Pandemic
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... Epidemiology: Most ... International travel to endemic ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Liver Abscess and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis
Most Common: Polymicrobial, E Coli, Klebsiella, Strep/Enterococcus, Staph, Anaerobes
Infectious Differential:
Differential Diagnosis Most ... bartonella - Fungal ... : Candida, endemic ... fungi - Parasite ... Diagnosis #hepatology #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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• Dimorphic fungi ... common endemic ... fungal disease ... • Most common in ... capsulatum #diagnosis #management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... (18%): Second most ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
bat droppings • Most ... Immunosuppressed host ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Infections