Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... Risk Factors, Disease ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... response to a fungal ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Features
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication β†’ Pre-test Probability β†’ Spectrum of Disease β†’
β†’ Spectrum of Disease ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... specificity to assign a final ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 β€’ Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 β€’ Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... ARDS Diagnosis ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Things To Know Diagnosis ... following): (1) Clinical ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... prior abx use, fungal ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
, causes and management ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Clinical ... neuropathy Treatment ... with refractory disease ... #Management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 β€’ Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... β€’ Treatment: ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #InfectiousDiseases