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Antibiotics for Cellulitis

 • Treatment duration
 • When to give antibiotics for abscesses
 • When to
Antibiotics for ... • Treatment duration ... • When to give antibiotics ... #Treatment #Management ... #Skin #InfectiousDiseases
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... infection, then review ... ampicillin #management ... #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
Oral Antibiotics ... the last post I reviewed ... talk about oral antibiotics ... ensure the shortest duration ... #Pharmacology #Management
IDSA Recommended therapy for patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens #Duration #IDSA
#Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #LymeDisease ... Treatment #Regimens #Duration
This is a quick overview of hormonal acne treatment for the medical student and resident.

Keep in
treatment #photo #management ... #skin #hormonal ... SS, Trivedi M, Clark ... comparing efficacy of antibiotics ... hyperandrogenic skin
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
fluid analysis) • Duration ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
choice; therapy duration ... nonspecific • DX relies ... osteomyelitis or skin ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
bordering the Great Lakes ... Pneumonia • Skin ... BAL, CSF, urine, Skin ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases