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Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
community-acquired bacterial ... meningitis #bacterial ... #meningitis #management ... #antibiotics #therapy ... #treatment #table
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Algorithm • Temperature ... Antibiotic Management ... Antibiotic Management ... therapy • Evidence ... after treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Multidrug-resistant ... Response: • Most bacteria ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Multidrug-resistant ... Response: • Most bacteria ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Management ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... westermani • Other: TB
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... gram negative bacterium ... increased ABx resistance ... Ag, Urea Breath Test ... #Treatment #quadruple
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
short course of treatment ... would delay therapy ... indolent process than bacterial ... day's delay in therapy ... is proposed: #Management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
(<100), except TB ... Rule out drug-resistant ... infection, bacterial ... infection/drug resistance ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
result Preferred Therapy ... (Duration of Therapy ... exposed to drug-resistant ... Please refer to the table ... #management #opportunistic
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... or CT Scan Bacterial ... • Methicillin-resistant ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... #treatment #Pulmonary