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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 ... immunodeficiency, malignancy, pregnancy ... Invasive disease • Pregnancy ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... immunodeficiency, malignancy, pregnancy ... Invasive disease • Pregnancy ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Rash, Vomiting, Positive ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... : Gram Positive, ... peritonitis, and endocarditis ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
, HD catheter, endocarditis ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... blood cultures (positive ... imaging as needed Treatment
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... Treatment: • 50% ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Transmission: • Fecal-oral ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
usually w/ PMN) (3) Positive ... Microbiology: • ... 45-65% Gram positive ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Endophthalmitis, Endocarditis ... AspGM can be also positive ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Blood cultures are positive ... cases Culture Positive ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases