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Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Tick Borne Illnesses ... #Tick #Borne #Illnesses ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #infectiousdiseases
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... Mycobacterium avium complex ... #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List ... #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... shows a small, stable ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... organism into the lungs ... Systemic febrile illness ... Culture & GS, PCR ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... presents with complex ... Consciously Produced • Illness ... Multiple symptoms; long
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex ... immunofluorescence, PCR ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... ComputedTomography #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Chest
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... NTM Cause Many Illnesses ... Avium Complex (MAC ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... therapy Herpes Simplex ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
7 days Herpes simplex ... 1471-2334-6-130 Kramer ... How long do nosocomial ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumonia: • PVL ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases