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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, ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #management #treatment ... #table
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... , Non-infectious ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Infections Rats ... include Lassa fever ... Choriomeningitis Virus - Leptospirosis ... AnnKumfer #Rats #Diseases ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... Causes: • Still's ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... non-productive cough, nausea ... TheIDtrivia #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... to Infectious Disease ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... • Prodrome: fever ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... diseases - Severe ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Treatment
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Cimetidine Infections ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS infection ... culture (Invasive disease ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology