08.12 ID

08.12 ID [PDF link] – Protozoan infections: Malaria (Plasmodium spp), Toxoplasmosis, Cryptosporidiosis, Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi), Sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosomiasis), Leishmaniasis (Visceral leishmaniasis), Giardiasis, Amoebiasis, Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp

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More on malaria

• How to get parasite counts: blood (purple EDTA top – request antigen + parasite count)

• Malaria prophylaxis options: CDC advice (there’s a whole table that I wouldn’t replicate here – it’s easier to just look at it)

  • Options depend on country, time of consultation (1-2 days vs weeks before going), age and comorbidities

  • Check risk by country: CDC advice

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More on leishmaniasis

• Case presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis – Dube U, Eichenfield D. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. N Engl J Med 2025;392. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMicm2500605.