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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 Bacterial ... infections: Leptospirosis ... , Rat-bite fever ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... Rickettsioses, bacterial ... • Diarrhea - Bacterial ... #Returning #Traveler ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
Specific antibiotic ... meningitis #bacterial ... #meningitis #management ... #antibiotics #therapy ... #treatment #table
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Antibiotic Management ... Antibiotic Management ... • Persistent fever ... and/or bacteremia ... and/or bacteremia
Antibiotics for Atypical Bacteria 
 - Macrolides   (Azithromycin) 
 - Tetracyclines   (Doxycycline)
Antibiotics for ... Atypical Bacteria ... #Atypical #Bacteria ... #Pharmacology #Table ... Susceptibility #Coverage #Management
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
Antibiotics for ... Anaerobic Bacteria ... #Anaerobic #Bacteria ... #Pharmacology #Table ... Susceptibility #Coverage #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria
Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
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Asplenia Management ... Seasonal flu • Antibiotic ... Emergency use antibiotic ... Medical Care: Fever ... Tick bites, Pre-travel
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
brown sputum, fever ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... hx, food hx; Fever ... Variable) - NSAIDs, antibiotics ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
hospitalization or antibiotics ... Travel to endemic ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... Bloody diarrhea, fever ... Acute #Diarrhea #management