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 ... Risk Factors, Disease ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... #InfectousDiseases
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 β€’ Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
likely to cause pulmonary ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
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 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
presentations: β€’ Pulmonary ... this morphology Treatment ... Diseases Fellows ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
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
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... : β€’ Infectious ... hepatitis β€’ Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Specific considerations for the elderly undergoing steroid treatment
Corticosteroid Adverse Effects - More frequent and/or severe among
undergoing steroid treatment ... obesity - Fluid retention ... Atherosclerotic diseases ... suppression - Infections ... SideEffects #Geriatrics #Diagnosis
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 β€’ Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 β€’
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... of symptoms and prevention ... von Willebrand disease ... #hematology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 β€’
Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... : β€’ Severe Disease ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases