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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... up to 10w post-ABx ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Guideline: https ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ...  1. ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... Clostridium difficile Infection ... in Adults #Management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
- IDSA Guidelines ... 1) Antibiotics ... micafungin) for most ... #Guidelines #Management ... #candidiasis #treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... trypanosomiasis) is an infectious ... family Route of infections ... positive serology, smear ... thick peripheral smears
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 ... : 1) Ciprofloxacin ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... Diseases Fellows ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Aerosol is the most ... common route of infection ... Incubation is 1 ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
• Severe: Only 1% ... detectable by blood smears ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Overview: • Most ... • Peripheral smear ... Infection due to ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
to dysregulated host ... >2 mmol/L Management ... Sepsis Campaign Guidelines ... recognition & treatment ... (within 1 hour)