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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... most likely to cause ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #fungal #Microbiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential Diagnosis ... brain injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Neurocysticercosis, PML
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
- Diagnosis and ... susceptibility testing ... • Laboratory testing ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... of PCN allergy ... #differential #causes
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
information on Testing ... for the Diagnosis ... of HIV Infection ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #HIVAIDS #Testing