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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
Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis ... , Rat-bite fever ... #infections #leptospirosis ... infectiousdisease #fever ... #management #treatment
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
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
• Typhoid Fever ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... • Yellow Fever ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... Typhoid Fever (S
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... to rnonths • Fever ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... Summary Dengue Fever ... Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Prodrome: fever ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
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 ... imaging as needed Treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Ulceroglandular: Fever ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment ... Calcium ≤ 7.0 mg/dL Clinical ... hypocalcemia Treatment ... Hyperkalemia - Standard treatment ... diagnosis #management #oncology
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
bronchioles) Microbiology ... Influenza virus Clinical ... prodrome • Fever