22 results
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Treatment of Latent ... Tuberculosis Infection ... #Tuberculosis #treatment ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #regimens #comparison
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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Cause: Bacterial infection ... , swelling • Treatment ... painless lump • Treatment ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Management ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
• Incubation period ... • Incubation period ... • Incubation period ... stages #diagnosis #management ... #Treatment
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... with chronic HBV infections ... chronic HBV and thus periodic ... Chronic Hepatitis B Infection ... #Treatment #Hepatology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Penicillium marneffei Infections ... stay for a long period ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19: Why It Might Work
Convalescent plasma (CP) as a passive antibody therapy has
Studies from these periods ... Therefore, this treatment ... from a certain infection ... patients fight the infection6 ... #coronavirus #management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... • Incubation period ... Treatment: • 50% ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... • Incubation period ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #treatment #microbiology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
incidentaloma/periodic ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... Treatment • Operable ... • Treatment of ... #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis ... Treating Mild Infections ... triazole (BIII) #Coccidiodomycosis ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic