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ACE Trial: Randomized controlled trial of Ceftriaxone and doxycycline, with or without metronidazole, for the treatment
metronidazole, for the treatment ... CID. ... DOI 10.1093/cid/ ... Diseases #Infections ... metronidazole #antibiotics
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream infection ... of metastatic infection ... • Resistant pathogens ... fungal or multidrug resistant ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... #Failure #Differential
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
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Surgical Wound Infection ... management and treatment ... surgical site infections ... allergy to β-lactam antibiotics ... with methicillin-resistant
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics ... Chemotherapy • Infectious ... Inflammatory/AI: CIDP ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infections/year ... bacteria Multidrug-resistant ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... have failed oral antibiotic ... treatment or those ... by methicillin resistant
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infections/year ... bacteria Multidrug-resistant ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is a common complication of longstanding diabetes, and it is associated with
Diabetic foot infections ... chronic or follow antibiotic ... treatment, and ... Empiric antibiotic ... with antibiotic-resistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential