11 results
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection: Diagnostic Accuracy of Physical Examination, Imaging, and LRINEC ScoreA Systematic Review and
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection ... #Diagnosis #EBM ... LRINEC #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity
Fernando SM et al. Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in
With Suspected Infection ... pubmed/29404582 #EBM ... Screening #Sepsis #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Metaanalysis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
100%, specificity ... at 50–90%, but specificity ... effect/Edema • EBV ... 80–90%, and a specificity ... 92% and specificity
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
Decision Rule (Sensitivity ... 84%, Specificity ... 75%, specificity ... 96%) #Diagnosis #EM ... Syndrome #Hunters #Algorithm
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... virus • CMV • EBV ... CSF has a 99% sensitivity ... and specificity ... and specificity
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Pneumocystis pneumonia (late ... > 1.5) with a sensitivity ... and specificity ... • Toxins • Infection
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Assists in liver specificity ... synthesis rises later
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm ... This is an algorithm ... pubmed/27382134 Sensitivity ... and specificity ... 46.9% #Diagnosis #EBM
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Direct microbial infection ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... be ordered • Infectious ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods
1) Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion: disks impregnanted w/ Abx → circular gradient →
dilutions in 96-well plate ... concentrations + algorithms ... determine ✓ MIC Infectious ... #Antibiotic #Sensitivity