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Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
antimicrobial therapy in bacterial ... isolated pathogen and susceptibility ... Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
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Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... infections • Bacterial ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Rodent-associated Bacterial ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes of diarrhea ... in people with HIV ... infection 1) Bacteria ... coli, Shigella, bacterial ... #HIVAIDS #Differential
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Pre-transplant: • Common bacteria ... Engraftment: • Common bacteria ... post-engraftment: • Bacteria ... Infections #Timeline #differential ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... Whooping cough, Bacterial ... deficiency, CVID+++, HIV ... Bronchiectasis #diagnosis #management ... #Differential #
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute diarrhea ... insufficiency, Bacterial ... #management #algorithm ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Bacterial culture ... Breath test for bacterial ... #Workup #Management ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Rickettsioses, bacterial ... liver abscess • Diarrhea ... - Bacterial, viral ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
→ Travelers' diarrhea ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... , Hepatitis C, HIV ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential