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Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... HIV • Recent infection ... NTM) • Fungal infection ... unable to limit infection
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... Blood products contain ... • Infection - ... Infection occurs ... likely to cause infections
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... Diarrhea (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... #1 nosocomial infection ... #Clostridium #Infection
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Clinical • Fever ... • Diarrhea (bloody ... Guillain-Barré syndrome Management ... • Supportive (infection ... Antibiotics for severe disease
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... HIV • Recent infection ... NTM) • Fungal infection ... unable to limit infection
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... Blood products contain ... Infection - Infection ... likely to cause infections ... #diagnosis #management
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... cæxist with other infections ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... Bilateral conjunctival injection ... #rheumatology #pediatrics
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... Phagocytosis of blood ... Acquired HLH: • Infections ... , Infection under ... Etiological+++: Anti-infectious
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
group as well as predict ... serious bacterial infections ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Factors For NTM Infections ... • Disseminated infections ... : Chronic lung infections ... surgical site infections