Etiologies of Meningitis - Acute (1-14d) vs Chronic (>14 days) #meningitis #differential #diagnosis #pathogens #causes #acute #chronic #infectiousdiseases

Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague #rodent #infections #leptospirosis #tularemia #ratbitefever #plague #rats #infectiousdisease #fever #differential #diagnosis #management #treatment #table

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: Arenaviridae Bunyaviridae Filoviridae Flaviviridae #viral #hemorrhagic #fevers #viruses #differential #diagnosis #infectiousdisease #ebola #marburg #lassa #dengue #table

Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection, then review prior cultures (check for prior resistance. e.g. AmpC. ESBL, KPC, VRE. etc) and allergy history. Obtain cultures as much as possible to guide therapy. Consult ID if needed (and as much as possible). Deescalate to preferred & narrowest therapy as much as possible. For example: VRE — Dapto, Linezolid Amp-S Enterococcus — ampicillin #management #infectiousdisease #antibiotics #coverage #antibiogram #pharmacology #table #sensitivities

Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure what #infection it may have? There are 2-3 things to narrow your differential: incubation period and place of travel + specific exposures. You can use this #idagram to match up incubation period and geography, and then use your history-taking skills to narrow your differentials! #differentials #diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease #fever #traveler