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Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
/II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... viral #fungal #Microbiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... should be based on clinical ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... all patients for HIV ... oligoarthritis • Distal ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... bacteremia: IVDU, dental ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV ... Microbiology: ... most common (63%) Clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Carbapenems - IV ... Coccidioides • Parasite
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... #1 nosocomial infection ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... catheter • Recent dental ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... • Infectious insult
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
amastigotes in new infection ... Clinical manifestations ... result from this infective ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite