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Algorithm for the diagnosis of Necrotizing Infections #Diagnosis #Management #GenSurg #Microbiology #NecrotizingFasciitis #Myonecrosis #Necrotizing #SoftTissueInfection #Clostridium
Infections #Diagnosis #Management ... Gangrene #Aeromonas #Vibrio
IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 • Mixed infections
 • Streptococcus
hydrophila • Vibrio ... IDSA #Treatment #management
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vibrio Vulnificus ... Vibrio vulnificus ... First case of vibrio ... Risk factors for vibrio ... Vibrio vulnificus
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
E coli (ETEC), Vibrio ... cholera, Vibrio ... 0157:H5 (EHEC), Vibrio
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
Vibrio vulnificus ... urgently, and Vibrio ... #photo #NEJM #vibrio
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
monocytogenes, Vibrio ... Salmonella, Yersinia, Vibrio
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
(Shigella) • Vibrio ... Cholera/Vibrio ... vulnificus • Vibrio ... Fasciitis - Vibrio ... • Sinusitis - Vibrio
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
Brucella species, Vibrio
Tranexamic Acid: Mechanism of Action
 - TXA is an anti-fibrinolytic
 - TXA is a synthetic analog
essential for binding fibrin ... stabilizes the fibrin-rich
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
headlines from in-vitro ... Virus #Antiviral #Management