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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
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... rickettsioses, amebic abscess ... , leptospirosis, ... , amebic liver abscess ... , amebic liver abscess
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... to rnonths • Fever ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... manifestations • MAT microscopic ... TheIDtrivia #Leptospirosis ... #Leptospira #microbiology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
infection • Abscess ... Endocarditis • Hepatic abscess ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... Liver or lung abscess
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Fever in 90% ... & antibiotic treatment ... cornerstones of treatment ... cm Continuous fever ... drainage- first-line treatment
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
on Culture and Microscopy ... from the eye is never ... & reverse) 2) microscopic ... Fusarium #Culture #Microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... : IVDU, dental abscess ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... but rare triad: Fever ... imaging as needed Treatment
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
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment