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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... #Strongyloides # ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
Capnocytophaga spp: C. animorsus ... - Bloodborne parasites ... Asplenia #Pathogens #microbiology ... #infections #differential
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... #Strongyloides # ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Strongyloides stercoralis on Microscopy (Duodenal Fluid)

38 year old male truck driver in Buenos Aires.  Kidney
ATG induction. ... infection after ... The main parasite ... clinical #Microscopy #microbiology ... #parasite
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Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
Capnocytophaga GNR with long ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... Capnocytophaga #Infection ... Diagnosis #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology ... #CAnimorsus
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... Capnocytophaga canimorsus ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
9 species, C. canimorsus ... the majority of infections ... SIow growing, Long ... #microbiology # ... zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
Strongyloides Stercoralis ... by infectious larvae ... Unlike other parasites ... travel back to lung ... strongyloidiasis #microbiology
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Primary site of infection ... 9%, up to 20% lung ... diagnosis #management #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases