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Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Antibiotic Stewardship ... : Shorter is Better ... BradSpellberg #Shorter ... #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Trials Comparing Short- vs Longer-Course Antibiotics 
... Have Shown Short-Course is JUST AS EFFECTIVEI 
Source Editorial:
Trials Comparing Short ... Longer-Course Antibiotics ... Longer #Course #Antibiotics ... #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
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
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Antibiotic Stewardship ... : Shorter is Better ... BradSpellberg #Shorter ... #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... to ensure the shortest ... duration.
Table 2: Relative potency of topical corticosteroids*
TC are divided into four groups according to their potency
them into seven classes ... steroid-responsive skin ... and for thicker skin ... situations and for short ... duration.
This is a quick overview of hormonal acne treatment for the medical student and resident.

Keep in
photo #management #skin ... SS, Trivedi M, Clark ... acne vulgaris: a review ... comparing efficacy of antibiotics ... hyperandrogenic skin
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
choice; therapy duration ... nonspecific • DX relies ... osteomyelitis or skin ... Mouth, throat, skin ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases