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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... #1 nosocomial infection ... Fecal Microbiota Transplant ... #Clostridium #Infection
Infections in Immunocompromised Patients - Differential Diagnosis Summary
Innate Immunity:
 • Neutropenia
 • Phagocytic Deficiencies
 • Complement
Infections in Immunocompromised ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Solid Organ Transplant ... Immunocompromised #Infections ... #differential #diagnosis
Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Characteristics and Pathophysiology ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Endocarditis #Cardiac #Pathophysiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... Mucormycosis Diagnosis ... Blastomycosis Diagnosis ... Hematopoietic stem cell transplant ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
Diarrhea in a transplant ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Diarrhea #Transplant
Graft-Verus-Host Disease (GVHD) - Quick Reference Sheet
Multisystem disorder that is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic
hematopoietic cell transplant ... when immune cells transplanted ... recognize the transplant ... disease in the transplant ... #Diagnosis #Overview
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Timeline Pre-transplant ... Protozoa: T. gondii #Transplant ... #Infections #Timeline ... #differential #diagnosis
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
of solid-organ transplants ... Risk Factors by transplant ... • Solid organ transplant ... extralymphatic tissues Diagnosis ... Disorders #oncology #diagnosis
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology ... Lemierre’s is an infectious ... oropharyngeal infection ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)

WARM AHA
- Primary - Idiopathics
- Secondary
Infectious
 • Viral- HIV, EBV, HCV, HEV
 •
- Secondary Infectious ... Hematopoietic stem cell transplant ... • Solid organ Transplant ... - Secondary Infectious ... #Anemia #AIHA #Diagnosis