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Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Risk Factors: ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Risk Factors: ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
rule, Mallampati score ... emergency airway management ... criteria (Hypoxemia ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... PCC #Heaven #Criteria
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
short course of treatment ... -HSV-PCR is generally ... awaiting an HSV PCR ... on the basis of CSF ... is proposed: #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... smear negative, PCR ... trypomastigotes) 2) PCR ... #Management #Treatment
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis: 1. ... Treatment: 1. ... cefotaxime or PCN ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Presentation: • 80% have ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... #treatment #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... staining, NAA (PCR ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... staining, NAA (PCR ... #Management #Treatment