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Algorithm for the diagnosis of Necrotizing Infections #Diagnosis #Management #GenSurg #Microbiology #NecrotizingFasciitis #Myonecrosis #Necrotizing #SoftTissueInfection #Clostridium
Algorithm for the diagnosis ... #Management #GenSurg ... #Microbiology # ... Clostridium #Pyogenes #Aureus ... Vibrio #Algorithm #NEJM
Principal Types of Porphyria in the United States and Europe #Diagnosis #Honc #Porphyria #Types #AcuteIntermittent #CutaneaTarda
States and Europe #Diagnosis ... #Honc #Porphyria ... AcuteIntermittent #CutaneaTarda ... #Skin #Urine #NEJM
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... : - Staph aureus ... dysfunction paralysis Diagnosis ... Epidural #Abscess #diagnosis ... #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Aureus • S. ... Staphylococcus aureus ... Differential Diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... Microbiology: • ... 60% CONS, staph aureus ... #peritonitis #Diagnosis ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... travel to endemic areas ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #