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Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
include: bacteria, fungi ... • Chlorella Fungi ... Soil-related endemic fungi ... cause primary pulmonary ... aspergillosis (cough, dyspnea
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne filamentous fungi ... Blooms (HABs) • Fungi ... mandrillaris • Fungi ... is biphasic • Clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Management #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Disease: Clinical ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... pain, hemoptysis, dyspnea ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... and relief of dyspnea ... the patient’s dyspnea ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... Management #Pleural #Pulmonary