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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
(CDI) - Diagnosis ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... - produced by all ... /ciab549 #CDI ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Capillariasis - Capillaria philippinensis Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated, thick-shelled eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs become embryonated in
in water. 3) Infective ... philippinensis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
amastigotes) 6) Ingestion ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... Parasite #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
with L3 larva 4) Ingestion ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Cyclosporiasis - Cyclospora cayetanensis Life Cycle
Oocyst (Unsporulated)
1) Excretion of unsporulated oocysts in the stool
2) Environmental contamination
3)
food chain 5) Ingestion ... #cayetanensis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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occur when the CD4 ... immune recovery (CD4 ... : • CD4 < 100 ... Lymphoma: • CD4 ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
intestinal tapeworm infection ... #TaeniaSolium #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
connective tissues, but also ... OnchocercaVolvulus #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite