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Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Candiduria ... infections include rare cases ... Treatment: • Exhibits ... presumed to be the CVC ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Treatment Guideline ... #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
antigen-specific CD4 ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... : 1) Liposomal ... mg/kg on days 1- ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... #differential #causes
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
cruzi Life Cycle 1) ... a blood meal (passes ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause ... vasculitis Treatment ... Supplementation with 1 ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... varying degrees of: 1. ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
costaricensis Life Cycle 1) ... eggs in tissues causes ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Epidemiology: • F > M: 9:1 ... Antinuclear antibodies ≥ 1: ... /aggregate) of CD4 ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment