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Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Causes:
 • Antibiotic resistance (i.e. prior antibiotic exposure to levofloxacin)
 • Non-adherence (i.e.
: • Antibiotic ... leads to more treatment ... #Infection #HPylori ... diagnosis #management #algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... • No evidence ... therapy • Evidence ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... #Management #Algorithm
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... treatment or those ... hypotension, or evidence ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
with C difficile infection ... and children on antibiotic ... treatment • Recommendation ... Children with acute infectious ... Probiotics #Guidelines #gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... endoscopic banding • Antibiotics ... RR of bacterial infection ... management #ebm #evidence ... #gastroenterology