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Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial ... therapy in bacterial ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and ... infections: ... Macrolides #Antibiotics ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology ... #Penetration #Antimicrobials
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... Enteric Illness: • Antimicrobial ... trip’s duration, antimicrobial ... #IDSA #Prevention ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Tissue penetration (CNS ... #Failure #Differential
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
IDSA - Antimicrobial ... Regimens for Acute Bacterial ... –24 h) Severe infection ... #Antibiotics #Bacterial ... Rhinosinusitis #IDSA
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 ... line agents in bacterial ... #Antimicrobials ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults
Initial empirical therapy: 
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (500 mg/125 mg
Antimicrobial Regimens ... PO qd) Severe infection ... #empiric #idsa ... #antibiotics #Bacterial ... Adults #management #pharmacology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Meningitis - Differential ... stain: Previous antibiotics ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #Infections #differential
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Bartonella Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preferred Therapy
For Bacillary Angiomatosis, Peliosis Hepatis, Bacteremia, and Osteomyelitis:
IDSA Recommendations ... Treating Bartonella Infections ... Involving the CNS ... Bartonellosis #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology