Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
Recommendations for Preventing ... or been newly diagnosed ... following initial diagnosis ... Preventing First ... #Treatment #management
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
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections

Epidemiology
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment Algorithm
Suppression and Prophylaxis

By Tina Hang, MD @TinaPhamHang via
Prevention, Diagnosis ... Clostridioides difficile Infections ... Prevention Treatment ... clostridium #cdiff #Infections ... #diagnosis #management
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 #
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 ... #auris #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 β€’
and Management ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 β€’ Cyclospora cayetanensis
 β€’ Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 β€’
and Management ... transmission as zoonotic infection ... Treatment: β€’ TMP-SMX-DS ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 β€’ 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 β€’ Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... Treatment: β€’ 50% ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #management #treatment
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 β€’ Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Manifestations and Treatment ... ulcerated β€’ MSK ... Treatment: ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment