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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 ... Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... #diagnosis #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
- Gram-positive ... • CNS infection ... Diagnosis: ... • Stool culture ... #diagnosis #management
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
IBD, age > 70, pregnant ... outbreak) Few infectious ... causes of acute ... 196 (1.5%) had a positive ... #Indications #diagnosis
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Differential Diagnosis ... >7 days 2) PCR>culture ... EPEC, Listeria monocytogenes ... #Diarrhea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Infectious
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
Causes of Acute ... Pelvic Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Genitourinary (Infection ... #Causes #OBGyn
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... gonorrhoeae, Listeria monocytogenes ... #Acute #Infectious ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Metabolic: • Pregnancy ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
4.
Causes of Gallbladder ... pancreatitis Other: Infectious ... Dengue fever, Pregnancy ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... Routine stool culture ... HIV infection or ... positive 2. ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
Causes of a false ... Acute (<6 months ... • Acute Infections ... #differential # ... diagnosis #syphilis