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Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Mycobacterium species ... Streptococcal species ... , Candida species ... , Histoplasma species ... #differential #diagnosis
Parenteral Antimicrobial Treatment of Common Microorganisms Causing Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis - IDSA 
Staphylococci, oxacillin susceptible
Staphylococci, oxacillin
Enterococcus species ... Enterococcus species ... acnes Salmonella species
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
Indole-positive" Proteus species ... • Enterobacter species ... Pseudomonas #Diagnosis
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
rods: Brucella species ... Chlamydia: Chlamydia species
Metabolic Pathways of Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: Adopted from chart originally published in Purple Urine Bag
, Enterococcus species ... aeruginosa, Citrobacter species
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
Indole-positive" Proteus species ... • Enterobacter species ... Pseudomonas #Diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis ... diarrhea (75%) Diagnostic ... from the same specimen ... two different specimens ... Whipple #Disease #diagnosis
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
blocks represent species ... fungal genera/species
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... Campylobacter species ... • Shigella species ... • Yersinia species ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CDC Recommended Laboratory HIV Testing Algorithm for Serum or Plasma Specimens

#HIV #Algorithm #Screening #Testing #HIVAIDS #Diagnosis
Serum or Plasma Specimens ... Testing #HIVAIDS #Diagnosis