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Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
Infective Endocarditis ... Duke Criteria Clinical ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Endocarditis #
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... (NBTE): • Predisposing ... Hypercoagulable states • Clinical ... : • Predisposing ... indwelling catheters • Clinical
Creeping Eruption - Cutaneous Larva Migrans - The eruption was migratory, moving a few millimeters to
#Clinical #Derm ... #InfectiousDisease ... Migrans #Hookworm #NEJM
Lymphangitis on the Abdomen - Examination revealed a warm, indurated plaque with extension toward her left
#Clinical #Derm ... #InfectiousDisease ... Lymphangitis #Abdominal #NEJM
A 48-year-old-man presented to the dermatology clinic with a whitish discoloration and hyperkeratosis of the first
the dermatology clinic ... #Clinical #IM #InfectiousDisease ... RapidProgression #NEJM
Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection - Physical examination revealed reticulated purpuric patches with dusky centers on the abdomen,
#Clinical #Derm ... #Pathology #InfectiousDisease ... FilariformLarvae #Microscopy #NEJM
Gastric Anisakiasis - Gastroscopy revealed multiple anisakis larvae penetrating into the mucosa in the esophagogastric junction,
#Clinical #GI #InfectiousDisease ... AnisakisSimplex #NEJM
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... antimicrobials, clinical ... Negative #Infective #Endocarditis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
women without predisposing ... • Predisposing ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases