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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
CNS infection Diagnosis ... : • Stool culture ... 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
CNS infection Diagnosis ... : • Stool culture ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Important organisms in Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD):
 - Staph aureus
 - Serratia marcescens
 - Burkholderia cepacia
Staph aureus - Serratia ... Disease #infections #differential ... #ddx #diagnosis ... #microbiology
Microorganisms isolated & reported from Crocodile or alligator bites
1. Vibrio vulnificus
2. Citrobacter spp. 
3. Burkholderia pseudomallei
4.
Serratia fonticola ... Proteus vulgaris #microbiology ... crocodile #bites #differential ... #diagnosis
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Bacterial culture ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology