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Typical Recommendations for Antibiotic Duration for Common Bacterial Infections in Adults 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Recommendations for Antibiotic ... Common Bacterial Infections ... Strong Medicine #Antibiotics ... #Durations #Bacteria ... #Pharmacology #Infection
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Aggressive: MRSA bacteremia ... Treatment: • Antibiotic ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antibiotic
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream infection ... of metastatic infection ... Persistent fever and/or bacteremia ... of metastatic infection ... Persistent fever and/or bacteremia
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic ... skin/soft tissue infections ... more for MRSA bacteremia ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotics are ... treat bacterial infections ... the growth of bacteria ... synthesizing proteins in bacteria ... pathways that bacteria
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... for TPN) and antibiotic ... Sources #Causes #Bacteria
Power of Antibiotics - Mortality before and after antibiotics
 • Community Pneumonia 35% → 10%
 •
Power of Antibiotics ... before and after antibiotics ... → 30% • Heart Infection ... 100% → 25% • GNB Bacteremia ... ~10% • Brain Infection
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
lipoglycopeptide antibiotics ... ) - Antibiotics ... gram positive infections ... organisms, including bacteremia ... gram positive infections
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Aminoglycosides - Antibiotics ... gram negative infections ... suspected (pneumonia, bacteremia ... urinary tract infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Anticonvulsants • Antibiotics ... Antineoplastic Viral Infection ... Gram Positive Bacteria ... Gram Negative Bacteria