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By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #epidemiology
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #epidemiology
By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #epidemiology
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #epidemiology
By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #management
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #management
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... Diagnosis: • Epidemiologic ... TheIDtrivia #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Illness Script Epidemiology ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... but rare triad: Fever ... weakness, sensory changes ... Abscess #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... 2-6 months • Fever ... Leishmaniasis #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... Epidemiology: Most ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
clusters, pairs, chains ... call from the micro ... Fewer positive cultures ... reason to go to micro ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... -60y (hormonal changes ... General: fever, ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management