19 results
Trends in invasive mechanical ventilation, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and corticosteroids in the US from April to July
management #COVID #coronavirus ... #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment
*Coronavirus Update*: investigational remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19. Here is a quick highlight of two
*Coronavirus Update ... remdesivir for the treatment ... #Coronavirus #Covid ... #Pulmonology #Treatment ... ClinicalTrial #InfectiousDisease
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... #COVID19 #CoronaVirus ... #Treatment #Management ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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space) • ElA for Cocci ... Immunodiffusion for Cocci ... trend response to treatment ... & Blood & CSF (Cocci ... Diagnosis #workup #infectiousdiseases
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
… #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Treatment
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... Zithromax #Macrolides #InfectiousDiseases ... #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... #Treatment #Management
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... COVID19 #Pandemic #Treatment ... #Coronavirus #InfectionDiseases
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram ... intracellular, Aerobic - Cocci ... Peripheral smear - Cocci ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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intracellular gram ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases