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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... : Leptospira (interrogans ... TheIDtrivia #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Acute bacterial endocarditis ... • Infective endocarditis ... , malaria • Leptospira ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... and Management Summary ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Congenital heart disease ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management Summary ... East and Latin America ... 2-6 months • Fever ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management Summary ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... : • Severe Disease ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... and Management Summary ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management Summary ... reported in Latin America ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #microbiology #
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioides): Valley Fever ... - Summary Sheet ... Americans at higher ... : no treatment ... nodule/cavity: no treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
American Trypanosomiasis ... and Management Summary ... (American trypanosomiasis ... mild (malaise, fever ... the absence of treatment