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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
for months wax and ... common (leprosy, staph ... Infection #clinical #photo ... #hand
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
 •
Complications of Staph ... Elizabeth Hastie and ... Darcy Wooten #Staph
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
@SatyaPatelMD and ... saureus #aureus #staph
Acute paronychia with abscess! Treat with incision 🔪 and drainage🛁. If completely drained, no need for
with incision 🔪 and ... against gram ➕ staph ... finger #clinical #photo
Penicillins - Table of Coverage by Generation

Natural PCN  (1st generation): Benzathine PCN, PCN G 

Aminopenicillins
Ampicillin Anti-Staph
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Staph. aureus
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Coagulase-negative Staph ... common for coag-neg Staph
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
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
• Bacterial: Staph