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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... other site of infection ... Mycobacterium chelonae - Infection ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... Endocarditis #Sources #Causes ... #Differential #Microbiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... systemic vori Infectious
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... Moderate infection ... Severe infection ... Mild infection: ... including those caused
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Primary site of infection ... diagnosis #management #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... acute cardiac infarction ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Right Ventricle Infarction ... Causes: - Parenchyma ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Differential Infection ... Lung #Lesions #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS infection ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology