6 results
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Antibiotic Management ... Persistent fever and/or bacteremia ... • Resistant pathogens ... fungal or multidrug resistant ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Spontaneous Bacterial ... Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis ... - 2 days after empirical ... prophylaxis - Best ... #Management #hepatology
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 ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
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 ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... TREATMENT Initiate empiric ... acid by colonic bacteria ... non-absorbable antibiotic ... #hepatology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
exposed to drug-resistant ... and molecular diagnostic ... tests, empiric ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management