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Infxs Dz
| Term | Characteristics | Dx / Tx |
|---|---|---|
| Toxocara canis | -Helminth, Nematode -Dog feces / fur -Fecal-oral route -Uncooked lamb / rabbit Visceral larval migrans Visual blindness Myocarditis -Seizures, coma | -Albendazole -ELISA testing |
| Pseudomonas Aeruginosa | -Gangrene -Grape odor | -Use Ciprofloxacin, Cefepime -resistant to Augmentin & Clindamycin |
| SBI | -gram negative bacteria -E. Coli -GBS | |
| Anthrax | ||
| Smallpox | ||
| Yersinia pestis | Pneumonia fatal in 24hrs | DFA test ELISA test |
| Tularemia -Francisella tularensis -Rabbit fever | -deer fly, dermacentor Tick -ulceroglandular -lymphadenitis -gram negative coccobacillus | -Gentamicin (aminoglycoside) |
| Botulism | ||
| Viral hemmorhagic fever | ||
| RMSF | -Ticks: Amblyoma americanum, Dermacentor andersoni , Rickettsia rickettsia Triad: Low platelet / WBC / sodium -Rash on ankles / wrists | |
| SSSS | -fever, flaccid bullae, desquamation / exfoliation -Nikolsky sign | -Clindamycin |
| Serratia marcescens | ||
| Trichophyton tonsurans | -Griseofulvin | |
| Lyme Dz -Borrelia burgdorferi, mayonii (spirochete) -Bell Palsy -Ixodes scapularis tick | -Early EM rash (most common symptom) -non-Painful, non-Pruritic -bull’s Eye | Rx (2-4 wks for arthritis) -Doxycycline -Ceftriaxone (Neuro) -Amoxicillin (for pregnancy) Test: -ELISA -IFA |
| Yersinia enterocolitica | -Chitterlings -mimic IBDz -thick distal ileum | |
| Tularemia -Francisella tularensis | -Anaerobic gram negative coccobacillus -atypical Lymphadenitis -Tick bite, deer fly -animal tissue, water, meat -ulceroglandular (painful) -Rabbit Fever -bioterrorism -high mortality | -Gentamicin |
| Burkholderia Cepacia | -🩻 of pt with Cystic Fibrosis -Lung transplant contraindicated -gram neg rod -causes pneumonia | -multi-drug resistance |
| Measles | -Encephalitis | |
| Cryptosporidium | -Protozoa -Pool poop - | |
| Coxsackie B | -enterovirus -myocarditis | |
| Giardia | -steatorrhea -stream | |
| Botulism -Clostridium botulinum | -gram positive rod -anaerobic -descending muscle weakness -urinary retention and constipation -feeding difficulties -floppy baby | |
| Ludwig angina -Staph, Strep, Bacteroides -mixed aerobic & anaerobic | -sublingual abscess due to dental caries -displacement of tongue and oropharynx -rapidly progresses to acute airway compromise from obstxn at oropharynx -Mediastinitis, Pneumonia, Pericarditis, sepsis | |
| CLABSI | PICC -change infusion tubing qD if lipids given -double lumen = risk | |
| Septic shock SIRS -Septic inflammatory response syndrome -abnormal temp or WBC -tachycardia, tachyonea | ||
| Clostridiodes difficile | -toxic megacolon | -PO Vanc and Metronodazole -PR Vanc enema |
| -Latrodectism -Black widow bite 🕷 | -diaphoresis at bite site | |
| CMV | -Sensorineural hearing loss -NB testing up to 3wks -IUGR, Retinitis, H/Smegaly, j -Jaundice, petechiae, purpura, -Thrombocytopenia, transaminitis, microcephaly -Intracerebral calcification, periventricular echogenicity, cerebellar malformation | -urine, saliva, resp secretions, blood, CSF -Valganciclovir x6 mo -follow ANC |
| Syphilis -Spirochete | -repeat LP in Six months | |
| HSV | -repeat LP in 3wk -IV Acyclovir x3wk, PO Acyclovir x6mo -watch for neutropenia | |
| Rhabdomyolysis | -infxn is most common cause | -CK |
| Non-tuberculous lymphadenitis | -violaceous hue -non-tender, non-fluctuant | -complete surgical excision -prolonged abx |
| Toxic Shock Syndrome | -Vancomycin -Clindamycin | |
| Chikungunya -Togavirus -mosquito | -joint pain & fever -rash, headache, muscle pain - |
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