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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Blood culture contaminants ... other as well as never ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential ... #bcx #contaminant
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
arboviruses, Rickettsia, African ... toxoplasmosis • Blood ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... History #diagnosis #differential
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... detectable by blood ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Blood cultures ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... detectable by blood ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology #
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
: • Leptospirosis ... - Including African ... renal function • Blood ... a chest film; blood-smear ... #Travel #Differential