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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
HIV infection, infective ... endocarditis, tuberculosis ... , african trypanosomiasis ... HIV infection ... endocarditis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... metastatic foci of infection ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Disease (American trypanosomiasis ... Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology #
Q Fever (Coxiella Burnetii) - Acute vs Chronic Diagnosis and Management

Acute:
 - Self-limited flu-like illness
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Q Fever (Coxiella ... Diagnosis and Management ... Hepatitis - Acute endocarditis ... #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... • Infectious insult ... #diagnosis #management
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... (endocarditis, ... • Persistent fever ... #Management #Algorithm
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Suspected Systemic Infection ... warrant an elevated level ... urinary tract infection ... , endocarditis, ... #Management #BloodCultures
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... severe fungal infections ... severe candidal infections ... (endocarditis, ... - Virtually never
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
, HD catheter, endocarditis ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... but rare triad: Fever ... Abscess #diagnosis #management