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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... infective endocarditis ... mononucleosis, infective endocarditis ... #Returning #Traveler ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... (bartonella), Simian ... Herpesvirus B infection ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... - Zoonotic (e.g ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... ) - Returning travelers
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Culture (-): • Bartonella ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
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 ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 •
transmission as zoonotic ... infection ... International travel ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... management #treatment #microbiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Culture Negative: • Bartonella ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
List of Zoonotic ... (sandfly), Bartonella ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious ... 45a2c2602567298a82d61da6047b1362 #Zoonotic
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
List of Zoonotic ... (sandfly), Bartonella ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious ... 45a2c2602567298a82d61da6047b1362 #Zoonotic