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C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
other gram (-) infections ... infection -> Classical ... to form MAC -> susceptibility ... systemic Neisseria infection ... , Incr susceptibility
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Different Causes of Meningitis ... Interpretation #Meningitis ... #Normal #Bacterial ... Viral #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Infection
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
• Trauma Non-infectious ... Organ Specific Infection ... • Infectious ... disease Viral Infection ... Enterovirus Other Infection
Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
Bacteremia, Risk by Infection ... shock 53% Acute bacterial ... meningitis 69% ... Signs #LR #Risks #Infections ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
demyelination), Infectious ... (bacterial/viral ... Systemic: Systemic infection ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... Degenerative, NPH, Infectious
Antibiotic Susceptibility Table for Routine Gram Positive Infections

*** AUTHOR UPDATE NOTE 3/2019: TMP/SMX should, at best,
Antibiotic Susceptibility ... Table for Routine ... Gram Positive Infections ... #Table #GPC #GramPositive ... #Infections #Coverage
Infectious Diseases Presenting with Rash

#InfectiousDisease #Infections #Rashes #Comparison #Table #Differential #Diagnosis
Infectious Diseases ... InfectiousDisease #Infections ... Rashes #Comparison #Table ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... Sources #Causes #Bacteria ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
infections • ... hours • Viral infections ... • Rickettsiae infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... viral source Non-Infectious
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Typhoid fever - Bacterial ... meningitis - ... Tuberculous meningitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections