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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... underlying lung disease ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #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
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
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... of PCN allergy
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 by the JC ... of serum CrAg testing ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... photophobia, increased tearing ... Culture & GS, PCR ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Abscess, bacteremia ... Causes: • Still's ... Leptospirosis Pel-Ebstein ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... hemorrhage in the setting ... disseminated microbial disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases