ID Board Review/Bacterial Diseases

Bacterial diseases is the highest yield topic in the ABIM ID Certification Exam, accounting for 27% of the test.[1] Test questions will focus on evaluating physicians' abilities to make diagnoses, ordering and interpreting tests, and selecting appropriate treatments. Each chapter will touch upon Etiology, Pathology, Clinical Presentation(s), Diagnostic Criteria, and Management/Treatment for each disease.

Bacterial Infections Categorized by Syndromes/Locations

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Bacterial Infections Categorized by Histology and Species

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Glucose Fermenting and Oxidase Positive

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Glucose Fermenting and Oxidase Negative

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Glucose Non-Fermenting

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No Growth on MacConkey Agar

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Alternative Organizational Systems

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  1. https://www.abim.org/Media/mucpauyz/infectious-disease.pdf