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Typical Recommendations for Antibiotic Duration for Common Bacterial Infections in Adults 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Recommendations for Antibiotic ... Duration for Common Bacterial ... Infections in Adults ... #Durations #Bacteria ... #Pharmacology #Infection
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Urinary Tract Infections ... Complications - Infection ... the bladder -> Infection ... via prostatic ducts ... Struvite stones (Ca2
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Pseudo-cellulitis / "CAP ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Treatment: • Antibiotic ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antibiotic
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... Enteric Infections ... fluoroquinolones or rifaximin can ... pneumonia TMP-SMX may offer ... #IDSA #Prevention
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Collection Algorithm - Adult ... Implementation-of-an-evidence-based-algorithm-reduces-blood-culture-overuse-in-an-adult-emergency-department.php ... with suspected bacterial ... suspected source of bacterial ... obtained prior to antibiotic
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
IDSA - Antimicrobial ... Regimens for Acute Bacterial ... bid) Risk for antibiotic ... –24 h) Severe infection ... #IDSA #peds #pediatrics
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
in most healthy adults ... elevation (Acute bacterial ... infections, viral ... elevation (Acute bacterial ... infections).
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
Microbiology: - Bacterial ... infection is most ... common, but S.A. can ... gonorrhoeae in young adults
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is a common complication of longstanding diabetes, and it is associated with
neuropathy, peripheral arterial ... chronic or follow antibiotic ... Empiric antibiotic ... therapy can be ... with antibiotic-resistant
Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults
Initial empirical therapy: 
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (500 mg/125 mg
Regimens for Acute Bacterial ... Rhinosinusitis in Adults ... PO qd) Severe infection ... Antimicrobial #empiric #idsa ... #antibiotics #Bacterial