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Antibiotics with Anti-Pseudomonal Coverage

Anti-Pseudomonal Antibiotics Coverage

#AntiPseudomonal #Pseudomonas #Antibiotics #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases #List #Management
Antibiotics with ... Anti-Pseudomonal Coverage ... Anti-Pseudomonal Antibiotics ... #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #List #Management
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
antibiotics used ... Consult ID if needed ... ampicillin #management ... #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Antibiotic Stewardship ... Shorter is Better CAP ... Longer #Course #Antibiotics ... #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Table 4. Recommended Initial Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) #Management #InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
Initial Empiric Antibiotic ... Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Empiric #Antibiotics ... #HAP #HCAP #HospitalAcquiredPneumonia
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
/Gram-Negative Coverage ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Empiric #Antibiotics ... #VAP #VentilatorAssociatedPneumonia
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Antimicrobials #Empiric #Coverage ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Antibiotics for ... Broad-spectrum antibiotics ... Acquired #Pneumonia #CAP ... #Antibiotics #Coverage ... #Management
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Antibiotic Stewardship ... Shorter is Better CAP ... Longer #Course #Antibiotics ... #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
general, we expand antibiotics ... defervesence) can ... support switching antibiotics ... #EBM #ID #Management
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... We can combine these ... #coverage #antibiogram ... #pharmacology #management