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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal ... #Invasive #Fungal ... #Infections #InfectousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
lines indicate fungal ... Echinocandins #Pharmacology ... #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
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Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
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Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
synthesis (important component ... of fungal cell ... Isavuconazole(PO or IV) #Pharmacology
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
#medications #infectiousdisease ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management ... #Pharmacology
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
Lipopolysaccharide components ... Double-stranded RNA • Fungi ... Mannan and glucan components ... Pathophysiology #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... Virus #Antiviral #Management
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
ampicillin #management ... #infectiousdisease ... #antibiogram #pharmacology