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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
Rodent-associated ... , Rat-bite fever ... infectiousdisease #fever ... #differential ... #management #treatment
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Leptospira • Borrelia ... • Lymphoma • Borrelia ... • Leptospirosis ... Associated with
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
recurrentis has been associated ... cases have been associated ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... Positive effluent culture ... Note that fever ... Microbiology: • ... diverticulitis) Treatment
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
hydrophila Lice (associated ... ), Borrelia recurrentis ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... burgdorferi, Borrelia ... Zoonotic #zoonoses #differential
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
hydrophila Lice (associated ... ), Borrelia recurrentis ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... burgdorferi, Borrelia ... Zoonotic #zoonoses #differential

Haemophilus influenzae on culture and microscopy
Immunosuppressed patient, recently diagnosed with Flu A. Presents after initial improvement
influenzae on culture ... and microscopy ... improvement with fever ... requirements help differentiate ... #microbiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Endocarditis #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... Antimicrobial treatment ... • Symptoms: Fever ... specific and <25% culture
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
febrile illnesses associated ... Infections: • Leptospirosis ... dipstick test, microscopic ... examination, culture ... #Travel #Differential