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 infections ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... this morphology Treatment ... Aspergillus #IA #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 β€’ Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 β€’
Pattern - Chest Radiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... Opacities: β€’ Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR
Cor triatriatum
 β€’ Epidemiology
 β€’ Etiology
 β€’ Associated Lesions
 β€’ Differentials Diagnosis
 β€’ Anatomy - Sinister,
Cor triatriatum ... Differentials Diagnosis ... β€’ Treatment ... GinaMPatel #Cor ... #management #cardiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... ) β€’ CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... ) β€’ CSF (CNS Infection ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 β€’ Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... β€’ Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
fatality rate (CFR ... / # of people diagnosed ... with evidence of infection ... with evidence of infection ... #Calculating #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 β€’ Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 β€’ Blood Sample
 β€’
Candidiasis (IC) Diagnosis ... Line Targeted Treatment ... CVC Removal β€’ Infectious ... Diseases Consults β€’ Echocardiogram ... IC #antifungal #diagnosis
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 β€’
Tularemia - Diagnosis ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases