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Etiologies of Meningitis - Acute (1-14d) vs Chronic (>14 days)

#meningitis #differential #diagnosis #pathogens #causes #acute #chronic
differential #diagnosis #pathogens ... #causes #acute ... #chronic #infectiousdiseases
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... malignancy #Infective ... Endocarditis #Sources #Causes ... Microbiology #Diagnosis #Pathogens
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
- Is the most pathogenic ... most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
Responsible for Infective ... negative #Infective ... Endocarditis #Bacteria #Pathogens ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus Pathogen ... common route of infection ... barns and lake houses ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Nocardia spp Pathogen ... Primary site of infection ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
Causes of Sore Throat ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Common viral pathogens ... common bacterial pathogen ... #causes #primarycare
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Galactomannan - Pathogens ... Glucan-containing gauzes ... Galactomannan #Pathogens ... Specificity #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sparing = Central cause ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm