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Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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Psittacosis Pathogen ... cage cleaning Symptoms ... hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... : • Classic symptoms ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes Pathogen ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... / CT if focal symptoms ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes Pathogen ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... / CT if focal symptoms ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - Definition

> 100,000 colony forming units of a single pathogen on two urine cultures
units of a single pathogen ... patient without symptoms ... is a clinical diagnosis ... #Diagnosis # ... Diagnosis #Asymptomatic
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Workup • CNS symptoms ... respective fungal pathogens ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
depend on the pathogen ... involved Pathogens ... Confusion, visual symptoms ... edema Other Pathogens ... IRIS with severe symptoms
What is Asymptomatic Bacteruria (ASB)?
Bacteriuria (isolation of urinary pathogen at ≥10^5 CFU/mL in mid-stream urine) in
isolation of urinary pathogen ... genitourinary signs or symptoms ... What are symptoms ... What are NOT symptoms ... Asymptomatic #Bacteruria #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... reactivation of latent pathogens ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... disorders • Symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
based on isolated pathogen ... Antimicrobial #Pathogens
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
(NCC) Summary Pathogen ... prior to onset of symptoms ... Diagnosis: Patients ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis