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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
slow, requires special ... antimicrobials, clinical ... Histopathology with special ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
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 ... #Myocarditis #differential

Haemophilus influenzae on culture and microscopy
Immunosuppressed patient, recently diagnosed with Flu A. Presents after initial improvement
requirements help differentiate ... other similar species ... culture #microscopy #clinical
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Clinical Presentations ... noncholera Vibrio species ... noncholera Vibrio species ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
blocks represent species ... microbiological and clinical ... fungal genera/species
Parenteral Antimicrobial Treatment of Common Microorganisms Causing Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis - IDSA 
Staphylococci, oxacillin susceptible
Staphylococci, oxacillin
Enterococcus species ... Enterococcus species ... acnes Salmonella species
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
rods: Brucella species ... Chlamydia: Chlamydia species
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... Mycobacterial species ... Monoarthritis #Differential
Metabolic Pathways of Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: Adopted from chart originally published in Purple Urine Bag
, Enterococcus species ... aeruginosa, Citrobacter species
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Campylobacter species ... • Shigella species ... • Yersinia species ... #Joint #pain #Differential