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By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Leptospirosis #Leptospira #management
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
diseases - Severe ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... jirovecii pneumonia, id ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Summary Kawasaki ... Presentation: • Fever ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad: Fever ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary ... #rheumatology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Francisella ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... : High spiking fever ... #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Summary Acute ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... #Microbiology #