11 results
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
/II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Diagnosis ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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organism into the lungs ... : Serology (preferred ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
mucogenicum • HIV ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Microbiologic ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Viral, Fungal, Parasite ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Source control (abscess ... (daptomycin in lungs ... • Secondary to Treatment
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Herpes Viruses (HSV ... Paracoccidioidomycosis PARASITIC ... - small cell lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... , verrucous) - Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... parasitemia • Serology ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases