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Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... indigenous or enter the soil ... Ubiquitous in soil ... Chlorella Fungi: Soil-related ... k_vaishnani #Soil
Migrated Varicocele Coil Embolization on Echocardiogram (a4c)
What is this echogenic structure in the RV? Hint: the
Migrated Varicocele Coil ... migrated varicocele coil ... Nina Karia The coil ... Migrated #Varicocele #Coil
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
Reservoir: • Farm soil ... • Exposure to soil
Nodular lymphangitis - Causes of Sporotrichoid Lesions
 • Sporothrix schenckii - Gardening, soil, splinters, animal bites/scratches
schenckii - Gardening, soil ... brasiliensis - Gardening, soil
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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waterbone, and soil-transmitted ... water food or soil
CDC TETANUS VACCINATION GUIDELINES FOR WOUNDS

Dirty wounds pose an increased risk for tetanus. Clinicians should consider
contaminated with dirt, soil
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
(the layer of soil ... secretions and soil ... ), exposure to soil
Safe Living After Transplant: Hand-washing and direct contact
 • After touching or cleaning up after animals
gardening or touching soil ... Direct contact with soil
Phoma spp on Culture and Microscopy

Phoma spp. are a group of soil-dwelling fungi that grow spreading
are a group of soil-dwelling
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
depositing eggs in soil ... deposition into soil