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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
, Rat-bite fever ... #infections #leptospirosis ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
include Lassa fever ... : - Rat-Bite Fever ... Choriomeningitis Virus - Leptospirosis ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
and Management ... Treatment: Supportive Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology # ... InfectiousDiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... available • Blood culture ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... available • Blood culture ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... TheIDtrivia #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
Fusarium on Culture ... from the eye is never ... positive fungal culture ... #Microscopy #clinical ... #microbiology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... Serology (preferred), Culture ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Peritonitis Clinical ... • Fever • ... Positive Gram stain/culture ... Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Peripheral blood cultures ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... Internet Book of Critical ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management