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Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter ... Neutropenic Fever ... #Longer #Course ... Antibiotics #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter ... 42d Neutropenic Fever ... #Longer #Course ... Antibiotics #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Illness (SBI): 1) ... uncharacterized fevers ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... Classification #Fever ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... simplex virus 1 ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Headache • Fever ... meningeal signs (fever
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... from extrahepatic source ... Nonhepatic Source ... injury #hepatitis #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... effect/Edema • EBV ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Headache (45%) • Fever ... • Viral RNA level ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... p24 core Ag - Detects ... Phase: • The short
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Antibodies: 1. ... Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... younger pts) Differential ... Symptoms: High fevers
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
age distribution curve ... • History of EBV ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... B symptoms in 1/ ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate