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Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
9 species, C. canimorsus ... Incubation period is 1- ... specificity of PCR ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Incubation is 1 ... • Hantavirus PCR ... • Autopsy PCR ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... histopathology, culture, PCR ... Treatment: 1) ... mg/kg on days 1- ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Moderate Disease: 1) ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... • Severe: Only 1% ... PCR not useful for ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Pre-Endoscopy Management ... stratification using the Glasgow ... Blatchford scale ... Anti-thrombotic management ... #gastroenterology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... • Severe: Only 1% ... PCR not useful for ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
: Historically 1- ... • Diagnosis: PCR ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management ... #virus #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... throat, skin, scalp ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management