Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 β€’ Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... β€’ Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 β€’ Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 β€’
eyelash follicle β€’ Cause ... : Bacterial infection ... upper lid β€’ Cause ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison ... #Table
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 β€’ Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... β€’ Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... Weight Loss β€’ Can cause ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 β€’ Cyclospora cayetanensis
 β€’ Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
 β€’
transmission as zoonotic infection ... β€’ Anorexia, Nausea ... Treatment: β€’ TMP-SMX-DS ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
A retrospective cohort study of blood culture results and microbiology laboratory charges for pediatric cases of
culture results and microbiology ... laboratory charges ... for pediatric cases ... skin/soft tissue infection ... #EBM #InfectiousDisease
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 β€’ Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... β€’ Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Anti-Seizure Medication Guide - Common Uses and Side Effects

acetazolamide 
brivaracetam 
carbamazepine 
clobazam 
clonazepam 
clorazepate 
corticotropin injection
diazepam
Guide - Common Uses ... corticotropin injection ... Medications #epilepsy #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
other antibiotic classes ... in clinical CNS infections ... of CNS infections ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Taenia solium Infection ... calcifications cause ... Orbital/Ocular Treatment ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases ... solium #management #microbiology