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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 .. ... #Longer #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
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 ... safest agents for long-term ... and for thicker skin ... situations and for short ... duration.
Fig. 8.  Surface marking to guide needle insertion. In the paramedian sagittal (PS) oblique view,
corresponding skin ... of the probe's long ... ultrasound screen, and skin ... of the probe's long ... and short edges
This is a quick overview of hormonal acne treatment for the medical student and resident.

Keep in
photo #management #skin ... SS, Trivedi M, Clark ... comparing efficacy of antibiotics ... Long-term safety ... hyperandrogenic skin
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
association • How long ... increases with duration ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Type of Virus - Duration ... How long do nosocomial ... A systematic review ... #duration #Persistence ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases