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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Antimicrobials #Empiric #Coverage
IDSA Suggested Empiric Antibiotic Regimens Based on Clinical Severity for Diabetic Foot Infections
Mild (usually treated with
IDSA Suggested Empiric ... Antibiotic Regimens ... Based on Clinical ... Infections #empiric #antibiotics ... #pharmacology #idsa
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Treatment Options for Clinically ... Staphylococcus aureus Coverage ... /Gram-Negative Coverage ... InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis ... Recent exposure to antibiotics ... Broad-spectrum coverage ... after empirical antibiotic ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the spectrum of clinically ... ‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... does not equal clinical ... #coverage #antibiogram
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic ... agent by microbial coverage ... agents by microbial coverage ... there is a strong clinical ... Allergy #Pathway #Antibiotics
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... have failed oral antibiotic ... or those with clinical ... infections #cellulitis #idsa
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
and Management - IDSA ... Guidelines 1) Antibiotics ... or TEE unless clinical ... #Candidemia #IDSA
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
guide prophylactic antibiotic ... this will guide antibiotic ... coverage) • ED ... give appropriate antibiotics ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
IDSA - Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy
Minimum frequency of sore throat episodes:
 • Seven or more episodes
IDSA - Paradise ... preceding 3 y Clinical ... Treatment • Antibiotics ... notation in a clinical ... peds #pediatrics #idsa