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Trials Comparing Short- vs Longer-Course Antibiotics 
... Have Shown Short-Course is JUST AS EFFECTIVEI 
Source Editorial:
- vs Longer-Course ... Antibiotics .. ... Have Shown Short-Course ... #Antibiotics #Duration ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Antibiotic Stewardship ... : Shorter is Better ... #Longer #Course ... #Antibiotics #Duration ... #Stewardship #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 ... #Longer #Course ... #Antibiotics #Duration ... #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 SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... INTENSIVE CARE Antibiotic ... Care Unit) PDF Source ... #Classes #Bacterial ... Comprehensive Review
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.
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
months & can be a source ... Type of Virus - Duration ... A systematic review ... #duration #Persistence ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases
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.
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Consider prior antibiotics ... as a cause of a ... Toxoplasmosis, Entamoeba Skin ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Patch: Wear for 24 hours ... sites to minimize skin ... Short-Acting NRT ... Rechew when tingling ... CORE IM Podcast