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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
- Gram-positive ... • CNS infection ... disease) • CSF (CNS ... Infection) • ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
- Gram-positive ... • CNS infection ... disease) • CSF (CNS ... Infection) • ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... hypertension - CNS ... head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Symptoms: • Acute ... in 60%-90% • Culture ... : Positive in 70% ... Monocytogenes or
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Symptoms: Fever, headache ... specific and <25% culture ... positive Cryptococcal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... cough, chills, headache ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... have positive blood
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
shaped • Weakly positively ... • Gram stain, culture ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Pseudogout: Treatment ... pain, fever, and headache