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Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... difficile (gut) • Fungi ... Adenovirus, RSV • Fungi ... reactivation), RSV • Fungi ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... Scedosporium, endemic fungi ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
vs Noninfective Causes ... disease • Systemic infection ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... Gram-negative bacilli • Fungi ... #Noninfective #Causes
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Brain and Lung Infections ... Toxoplasmosis • Fungi ... Coccidioides Infectious ... #Brain #Lung #Infections ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... , SARS-COV • Fungi ... TheIDtrivia #Infectious ... #Causes #Adrenal
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... fastidious bacteria or fungi ... but important causes ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... bacteria) and 18S ( fungi
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... include: bacteria, fungi ... • Chlorella Fungi ... Soil-related endemic fungi ... cause primary pulmonary
Conditions Associated With Hyperferritinemia 
DDx of extreme hyperferritinemia >10,000
Not just HLH - in fact, most common
fact, most common causes ... - Infection-Viral ... - Infection-Fungai ... Secondary HLH - Infection-Other ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Framework Non-Infectious ... (SPA) • Other Causes ... rare), Idiopathic Infectious ... Mycobacterial Causes ... M.tuberculosis, M. bovis • Fungi
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
involved in >50% of cases ... : - Bacterial infection ... S.A. can also be caused ... by, fungi, viruses