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Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae ... Corynebacterium diphtheriae ... vaccine-preventable diphtheria ... see gram stain) "diptheriae ... Corynebacterium #diphtheriae
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae ... - Diphtheria
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Infectious: HIV, Lyme, Diphtheria
Causes of Pharyngitis - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Bacterial: Group A Strep, Group B and C Strep,
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Corynebacteria diptheriae
Vaccines - Impact Timeline
Diphtheria
Polio
Pertussis
Hepatitis B
Measles
Chickenpox
Hepatitis A
Mumps
Rubella

Bubbles represent reported U.S. cases, but not all diseases were notifiable
Impact Timeline Diphtheria
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
perspective: Diphtheria
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Lyme disease • Diptheria
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
Lyme disease, diphtheria
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Corynebacterium diphtheriae