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Q Fever (Coxiella Burnetii) - Acute vs Chronic Diagnosis and Management

Acute:
 - Self-limited flu-like illness
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Q Fever (Coxiella ... Acute vs Chronic Diagnosis ... and Management ... #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Culture (-): • Bartonella ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... #diagnosis #management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #management #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Culture Negative: • Bartonella ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
rare cases of endocarditis ... with persistent fever ... CGlabrata #candidemia #diagnosis ... #management #fungemia ... #microbiology
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
List of Zoonotic ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases #table #list
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
List of Zoonotic ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... InfectiousDiseases #table #list
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
period (time from infection ... - Prodrome: Fever ... spreads to body; can last ... #management #virus ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology