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Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... - Zoonotic (e.g ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... polyangiitis, microscopic ... diagnosis #pulmonary #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... • Fever, weight ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... - Differential ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Infection • Pneumonia ... #Differential #
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... Pharyngoconjunctival fever ... Herpes simplex virus ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential ... causes #bacteria #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... transmission as zoonotic ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Established via stool microscopy ... #infectiousdiseases
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... virus, Lassa virus ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... United States • Pneumonic ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
tuberculosis), Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... Leishmania • Parasitic ... virus, yellow fever ... , Lassa fever virus ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
• Cellulitis: Fever ... Meningitis (13%), Pneumonia ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
List of Zoonotic ... Yellow fever virus ... 45a2c2602567298a82d61da6047b1362 #Zoonotic ... #zoonoses #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases