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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 - Listeria ... Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria ... Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment #microbiology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Microbiology: • ... 45-65% Gram positive ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement

I. Identify anatomy of insertion site and localization of
Six-step approach to ultrasound-guided ... central venous catheter ... Use compression ultrasound ... #CentralLine #Ultrasound ... #Venous #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Blood cultures are positive ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
substance use • IV catheter ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... cases Culture Positive ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... Inhalation of spores ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... infection have positive ... #Diagnosis #Management