【Risk for C. difficile infection】

Let's understand the risk of C. difficile infection for each antibiotic!

Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★

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【Neutropenic enterocolitis: NEC】

Let's understand diagnostic criteria of NEC!
Early diagnosis and treatment is crucial!

Level: Intermediate

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【CMV infection risk: Solid organ transplant vs Hematopoietic stem cell transplant】

Let's understand D+/R- being the highest risk in SOT vs D-/R+ in HSCT!

Level: Intermediate

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【Skin manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa】
It's also important to understand P. aeruginosa can cause various specific clinical skin and soft tissue infections!

Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★

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【Initial Combination ART】
Let's learn about initial combination therapy for HIV infection!
It's also important to understand the history of cabotegravir as a PrEP

Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★

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【Help Guide Our ID Learning Journey】

Open to your feedback for needs assessment!

What infectious disease topics are you keen to learn more about?

Please share your interests, and they might be the focus of the next 1-min ID consult!

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【Maribavir: A novel anti-CMV agent】
Let's understand Maribavir as a novel approach against refractory or resistant CMV infections!

Level: Advanced
Importance: ★★★

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【Rash on the palms and soles: ID DDx】
The differential diagnosis is broad, but it has the potential to be key to the diagnosis!

Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★

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【TB medications for CKD/HD patients (advanced)】

Updated to add several other regimens, including those for extensively drug-resistant TB depending on your needs!

Level: Advanced
Importance: ★★★

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【TB medications for CKD/HD patients】

EMB and PZA should be reduced to three times a week!

Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★

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【Common Sites of Infection of Neutropenic Fever】

Important to know the overall frequency of common infection sites!

Level: Standard
Importance: ★★★

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【Nature of febrile episodes in neutropenic patients】

Important to understand the source of infections (clinical or microbiological) can only be identified in nearly half of neutropenic patients

Level: Standard
Importance: ★★★

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【Definition of Neutropenia (2)】
Another important definition of neutropenia for risk stratification!

Level: Advanced
Importance: ★★★

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【Definition of Neutropenic Fever】
Let's remember the important definition of neutropenic fever!

Level: Basic
Importance: ★★★

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【Differential diagnoses of acute HIV infection】
The differential diagnosis is broad!
A high index of suspicion is necessary!

Level: Basic
Importance: ★★★

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【Durations of Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infections】
Let's remember the typical durations of therapy for DFI!

Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★

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Clinical Infectious Diseases Nico Cortes-Penfield MD FACP 🦴💊 Jonathan Ryder, MD
David G. Armstrong TzeWoeiTan, MBBS, MPH, FACS Marcos Schechter IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice

【The 2023 Duke-ISCVID IE Criteria (Minor)】
Additional predisposing conditions (transcatheter valve implants, endovascular cardiac implantable electronic devices, prior IE) were clarified!
Cerebral or splenic abscess have also been added!

Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★

【The 2023 Duke-ISCVID IE Criteria (Major)】
Please note significant changes, including new microbiology diagnostics, imaging, and inclusion of surgical inspection as a new major clinical criterion!

Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★

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