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Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
vs Noninfective Causes ... streptococci • Staphylococcus ... aureus • Staphylococcus ... #Noninfective #Causes ... #Differential #
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
(endogenous): Staphylococci ... Streptococci (oral), Staphylococci ... Streptococcus pneumonia, Staphylococcus ... Infections #Timeline #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology
Common Pathogens: E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
Rare pathogens that can cause
K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus ... pathogens that can cause ... Microbiology #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #liver
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
depending on the cause ... Pyogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus ... Diagnosis #Workup #Differential ... #Causes
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Pneumococcus spp, Staphylococcus ... Pericardial #Effusion #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Etiology of community acquired empyema determined by 16S rRNA sequencing. MRSA=meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA=meticillin sensitive
meticillin resistant Staphylococcus ... InfectiousDisease #Causes ... #Bacterial #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Causes of Pericarditis ... - Differential ... pneumoniae • Staphylococcus ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... (SPA) • Other Causes ... include: Staphylococcus ... Mycobacterial Causes ... swinndong #Aortitis #Differential
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... enterotoxin production - Staphylococcus ... #Diarrhea #Causes ... Acute #Infectious #differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... Streptococcus, Staphylococcus ... #Infectious #Causes ... Insufficiency #AI #differential