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HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
which can also cause ... infective endocarditis ... endocarditis is caused ... endocarditis is caused ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... culture negative infective ... febrilepodcast] #BCNIE #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... other site of infection ... It can also cause ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Cutaneous sporotrichosis (also known as “rose gardener's disease”) is an infection caused by a fungus called
disease”) is an infection ... caused by a fungus ... #PrimaryCare #InfectiousDisease
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... #Infectious #Causes ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective ... • Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... but important causes ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... considered in certain cases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
Larvae reach the infective ... eggs in tissues causes ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
= most common cause ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... Capnocytophaga #Infection
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Mechanism Of Infection ... leprae • Nocardia infection ... endemic fungi cause ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases