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Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
other as well as never ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #management
febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #management
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
: Leptospirosis, ... Rat-bite fever, ... #leptospirosis ... differential #diagnosis ... #management #
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... , leptospirosis ... , african trypanosomiasis ... , leptospirosis, ... #differential #diagnosis
Eosinophilic meningitis
#eosinophilicmeningitis #eosmeningitis #angiostrongylus #baylisascaris #gnathostoma #raccoon #snail

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... eosinophilia #eosinophil #fever
#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
By Dr.
tachenoir #eschar #fever ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Microbiology # ... Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Infections Rats ... include Lassa fever ... Choriomeningitis Virus - Leptospirosis ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis ... #Management #Rodents
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Fever in the Returning ... Rickettsia, African trypanosomiasis ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... Traveler #History #diagnosis
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
call from the micro ... Fewer positive cultures ... reason to go to micro ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology ... #Diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Management Summary ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... useful for chronic infection ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #