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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
for empirical antimicrobial ... #Antimicrobials ... #Empiric #Coverage ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Use your local antimicrobial ... selecting the best empiric ... #antimicrobials ... #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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disease while on antimicrobial ... #Infections #progression ... #antimicrobial ... #Differential # ... #Antimicrobials
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #
Acyclovir - Pharmacology Summary

 • Mechanism of Action: Nucleoside analog - selectively inhibits viral replication of
Acyclovir - Pharmacology ... replication of HSV • Antimicrobial ... Spectrum of Coverage ... against CMV) • Dosing ... #InfectiousDiseases
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
antibiotics used ... hospital For empiric ... define the type of infection ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #pharmacology
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
IDSA - Antimicrobial ... Children Initial empirical ... –24 h) Severe infection ... every 12–24 h) #Antimicrobial ... Rhinosinusitis #IDSA
Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults
Initial empirical therapy: 
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (500 mg/125 mg
Antimicrobial Regimens ... PO qd) Severe infection ... every 4–6 h) #Antimicrobial ... #empiric #idsa ... Adults #management #pharmacology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... compared to other antibiotic ... Penetration #CNS #Antimicrobials ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... are contacts of infectious ... management #Treatment #antimicrobials ... #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #