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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
: Leptospirosis, ... Rat-bite fever, ... differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #table
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... - Zoonotic (e.g ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic ... Infection • Ulceroglandular ... : Fever + erythematous ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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transmission as zoonotic ... infection ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... after treatment ... #CRBSI #diagnosis
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... of blood smear, acute ... often experience acute ... Infectious Diseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... Acute myocarditis ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... #Management #Microbiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... night sweats, fever ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... Acute myocarditis ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... #Management #Microbiology