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CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
diverticulitis) Treatment ... cefepime/ceftaz/AG ... peritonitis • Fungal ... prior abx use, fungal ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
invasive infections are ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
erysipelas with no focus ... oral antibiotic treatment ... , or those who are ... and dalbavancin, are ... Management #skin #softtissue
Large abscess confirmed with POCUS, making I&D safer. Beside to scan beyond the border to make
confirmed with POCUS ... Add this to your POCUS ... these patients are ... fail outpatient treatment ... TomJelic #Abscess #softtissue
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
world unless you are ... Those are not blood ... some experimental treatment ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #Urology #InfectiousDiseases
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... adjacent to the focus ... 2) Culture 3) Ag ... #infectiousdiseases
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
valley fever, is a fungal ... include: • Older age ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... disease generally are ... Diagnosis #Management #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
blood vessels are ... Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... in patients who are ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis