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Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... 2-6 months • Fever ... histopathology, culture ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... Disease": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... Positive effluent culture ... Note that fever ... Microbiology: • ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... most common (63%) Clinical ... but rare triad: Fever ... weakness, sensory changes ... source: blood cultures
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Positive Blood Cultures ... clusters, pairs, chains ... Remember that clinician ... Fewer positive cultures ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
monitored for changes ... to the risk of rupture ... have claimed that POCUS ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... Disease": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... • Symptoms: Fever ... specific and <25% culture ... vomiting, visual changes ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... 5.9 without EKG changes ... Cultures including ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology