13 results
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
, infective endocarditis ... , african trypanosomiasis ... abscess • Diarrhea ... abscess, visceral ... endocarditis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... • Myocardial abscess ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit
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
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... , HD catheter, endocarditis ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... but rare triad: Fever ... #diagnosis #management
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
• Persistent fever ... (endocarditis, ... epidural abscess ... • Persistent fever ... limited vascular access
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
 -
Q Fever (Coxiella ... Diagnosis and Management ... Hepatitis - Acute endocarditis ... #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... #Endocarditis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Increased protein level ... normal glucose level ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... arthritis, and endocarditis ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management