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Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
 •
Complications of Staph ... 18.8%) • Epidural abscess ... ) • Iliopsoas abscess ... Darcy Wooten #Staph
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... : IVDU, dental abscess ... Microbiology: - Staph ... most common (63%) Clinical ... Spinal #Epidural #Abscess
Preseptal Cellulitis vs Orbital Cellulitis
Preseptal Cellulitis
 • Unlikely to have complications
 • Due to external source
external source • Staph ... vision, brain abscess
Acute paronychia with abscess! Treat with incision 🔪 and drainage🛁. If completely drained, no need for
paronychia with abscess ... against gram ➕ staph ... #paronychia #abscess ... #finger #clinical
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
- pulmonary abscess ... (TB, fungal, staph
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Summary Lung Abscess ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Bacteria: - Staph
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
• Bacterial: Staph ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
inflamed epiglottis Clinical ... • Staph. aureus
Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
enterococci 11% coag -ve staph ... Endocarditis #Infective #Clinical
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical