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describe daptomycin use in staph aureus infection
- cyclic lipopeptide with rapid bactericidal activity against staph aureus
- well-tolerated
- once daily
presentation staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
- widespread bull and skin exfoliation
- usually children
presentation of rabies
- malaise
- headache
- fever
- malaria
- lethargy
- coma
- increase tears and saliva
- unable to swallow
- death by resp failure
- acute encephalitis
management acute/ subacute brucellosis
long acting doxycycline (2 months)
+
rifampicin or IM gentamicin for first weeks
presentation e.coli 0157
bloody diarrhoea
dehydrated
features of inflammation
fever
current avian influenza outbreak strains
China - H7N9
Egypt - H5N1
management infectious synovitis of hand
- empiric antibiotics
- hand surgeon to review ASAP
how long can seasonal flu survive on non-porous surfaces
24-48 hours
septic bursitis investigations
- aspiration of fluid
define borrelial lymphocytoma
small, bluish-red nodule or plaque occuring in areas of previous erythema migrans
pyomyositis
purulent infection deep within striated muscle, often manifesting as an abscess
aspergillosis investigations in non-neutropenic patients
cultures of sputum +/ broncheoalvelolar lavage +/- biopsy
aspergillum specific IgG and IgE
presentation cryptococcus/ cryptococcosis
- pulmonary infection (ranging from asymptomatic -> pneumonia)
- meningoencephalitis in HIV/ AIDS
can you catch schistosomiasis from someone else
no, snails need to mature in water
most common organism folliculitis
staph aureus
