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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  
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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa   -Gangrene -Grape odor   -Use Ciprofloxacin, Cefepime -resistant to Augmentin & Clindamycin  
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SBI   -gram negative bacteria -E. Coli -GBS    
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Anthrax      
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Smallpox      
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Yersinia pestis   Pneumonia fatal in 24hrs   DFA test ELISA test  
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Tularemia -Francisella tularensis -Rabbit fever   -deer fly, dermacentor Tick -ulceroglandular -lymphadenitis -gram negative coccobacillus   -Gentamicin (aminoglycoside)  
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Botulism      
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Viral hemmorhagic fever      
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RMSF   -Ticks: Amblyoma americanum, Dermacentor andersoni , Rickettsia rickettsia Triad: Low platelet / WBC / sodium -Rash on ankles / wrists    
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SSSS   -fever, flaccid bullae, desquamation / exfoliation -Nikolsky sign   -Clindamycin  
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Serratia marcescens      
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Trichophyton tonsurans     -Griseofulvin  
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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  
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Yersinia enterocolitica   -Chitterlings -mimic IBDz -thick distal ileum    
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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  
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Burkholderia Cepacia   -🩻 of pt with Cystic Fibrosis -Lung transplant contraindicated -gram neg rod -causes pneumonia   -multi-drug resistance  
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Measles   -Encephalitis    
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Cryptosporidium   -Protozoa -Pool poop -    
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Coxsackie B   -enterovirus -myocarditis    
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Giardia   -steatorrhea -stream    
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Botulism -Clostridium botulinum   -gram positive rod -anaerobic -descending muscle weakness -urinary retention and constipation -feeding difficulties -floppy baby    
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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    
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CLABSI   PICC -change infusion tubing qD if lipids given -double lumen = risk    
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Septic shock SIRS -Septic inflammatory response syndrome -abnormal temp or WBC -tachycardia, tachyonea      
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Clostridiodes difficile   -toxic megacolon   -PO Vanc and Metronodazole -PR Vanc enema  
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-Latrodectism -Black widow bite 🕷   -diaphoresis at bite site    
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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  
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Syphilis -Spirochete   -repeat LP in Six months    
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HSV     -repeat LP in 3wk -IV Acyclovir x3wk, PO Acyclovir x6mo -watch for neutropenia  
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Rhabdomyolysis   -infxn is most common cause   -CK  
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Non-tuberculous lymphadenitis   -violaceous hue -non-tender, non-fluctuant   -complete surgical excision -prolonged abx  
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Toxic Shock Syndrome     -Vancomycin -Clindamycin  
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Chikungunya -Togavirus -mosquito   -joint pain & fever -rash, headache, muscle pain -    
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