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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... • Pregnancy ... • CNS infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... • Pregnancy ... • CNS infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... diseases - Severe ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... AspGM can be also positive ... septated hyphae, acute ... Diseases Fellows ... #treatment #fungal
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Parasitic infections ... Systemic disease ... - Fecal leukocytes ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... HIV infection or ... positive 2. ... Hospitalization required #Acute ... #Diarrhea #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
and tested positive ... patients with acute ... Preferred Therapy for Acute ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... gastroenterology #management
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
• HIV/HCV co-infection ... Cirrhosis • Pregnancy ... HBV infection with ... > 3 mg/dL) or acute ... #Indications #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Summary Acute ... Acute myocarditis ... meningoencephalitis (Elderly and pregnant ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection