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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... Non-spore-forming Risk ... TheIDtrivia #Listeriosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... Non-spore-forming Risk ... TheIDtrivia #Listeriosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Threshold for Initiating Exchange Transfusion by Risk Stratum. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Management
Transfusion by Risk ... Pediatrics. 1999 ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Neonatal #Jaundice
Assess risk for developing subsequent neurotoxicity.

This will tell you: a) phototherapy or b) exchange transfusion

#Peds #Pediatrics
Assess risk for ... transfusion #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Neonatal #Jaundice ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Risk
Risk Stratification for Developing Severe Hyperbilirubinemia. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

In general, babies at low-risk and
Risk Stratification ... Pediatrics. 1999 ... babies at low-risk ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Management #Neonatal
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Schema for Standard-Risk ... Consolidation & CNS ... timeline #oncology #pediatrics ... #peds #management
Neonatal Resuscitation - Preparation and Overview
Preparation:
 - All health professionals dealing with newborn infants should be
Neonatal Resuscitation ... attendance at all high-risk ... not, commence neonatal ... Preparation #peds #management ... #pediatrics
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... complex Classic Risk ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Nelson River Risk ... epididymoorchitis • CNS ... Moderate-severe • CNS ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases