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è â HACEK
- H, A, C, E, K â culture-negative IE éå¥
- Slow growing, oral flora
- Ceftriaxone 4 wk (native) / 6 wk (prosthetic)
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è â Cat Bite
- Pasteurella multocida â rapid cellulitis < 24 hr
- Amox-clav (èŠ Pasteurella, anaerobe, staph, strep)
- 1st-gen ceph / dicloxacillin æ²æ Pasteurella cover
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è â Human Bite
- Eikenella corrodens + oral anaerobes + staph/strep
- Amox-clav (èŠ Eikenella + anaerobe)
- 1st-gen äž cover Eikenella
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è â Dog Bite + ç¡èŸ
- Capnocytophaga canimorsus â fulminant sepsis + DIC
- Asplenic / EtOH é«èŽæ» †30%
- Educate, prophylactic abx if bitten
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è â Cat Scratch
- B. henselae + regional LAP
- Self-limit; azithromycin if severe / atypical
- Atypical: hepatosplenic, neuroretinitis, IE (culture-neg)
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è â Tularemia + Plague (Cat A bioterror)
- Tularemia: rabbit, tick â streptomycin/gent
- Plague: flea/rodent â streptomycin/gent; pneumonic éé¢
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è â Brucellosis
- Unpasteurized dairy, livestock
- Doxy 6 wk + rifampin 6 wk