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Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... intra-abdominal infections ... #antibiogram #antibiotics ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... , Endophthalmitis ... , Disseminated infection ... certain cases • Endophthalmitis ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... define the type of infection ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics
Endophthalmitis: Infection within the eye. This most commonly occurs via introduction of microbes from the outside
(e.g.
Endophthalmitis: ... Infection within ... image above, the infection ... Note the profound chemosis ... #Chemosis #Photo
Hypopyon: A white layer of inflammatory cells which settles along the bottom of the anterior chamber
the result of endophthalmitis ... , which is an infection ... Note the profound chemosis ... Photo #Hypopyon #Endophthalmitis ... #Chemosis #UCSDH
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Consider prior antibiotics ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Conncomitant catheter infection ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #progression ... antimicrobial #antibiotics ... Diagnosis #Management #Antibiotics
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections ... manifestations of Fusarium infection ... in setting of endophthalmitis ... require enucleation Infectious ... #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
in setting of endophthalmitis ... require enucleation Infectious ... ID_fellows #Fusarium #Infections ... #infectiousdiseases