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Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis #Extrapulmonary #Differential #Algorithm #Assessment #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #InfectiousDisease ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Assessment #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Hepatic Abscess #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Hepatic #Abscess #Differential #Hydatid #Amoeba #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #InfectiousDisease ... Hydatid #Amoeba #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
organ involvement: CNS ... insufficiency #Diagnosis #IM ... #InfectiousDisease ... Legionnaires #Legionella #Algorithm
A System for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #TB #Tuberculosis #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #InfectiousDisease ... Tuberculosis #Assessment #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
AMB = amphotericin ... anidulafungin; CAS ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... #Pharmacology #InfectiousDiseases
Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms ... High Cost • FTA-ABS ... Reactivity of patient serum ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• Symptoms: AMS ... symptoms such as ... • JC-virus PCR ... sensitivity of serum ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
(2%): Presents as ... epididymoorchitis • CNS ... Culture 3) Ag serum ... Moderate-severe • CNS ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
transplantation • MCC ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... prep CSF and serum ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases