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Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
based on isolated pathogen ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... #Pathogens #Isolated ... #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommended antimicrobial regimens for treatment of patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens
IDSA Recommended ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #LymeDisease ... Treatment #Regimens #IDSA
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Galactomannan - Pathogens ... positives: Beta lactam antibiotics ... Galactomannan #Pathogens ... Specificity #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Consider prior antibiotics ... endemic fungi - Parasitic ... Blastomycosis - Parasite ... coccidiomycosis - Parasitic ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens 

#Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases #MDRO #RiskFactors #HAP #VAP #HCAP #IDSA2016 #Guidelines
IDSA Risk Factors ... Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommended therapy for patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens #Duration #IDSA
IDSA Recommended ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #LymeDisease ... Regimens #Duration #IDSA
IDSA - Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy
Minimum frequency of sore throat episodes:
 • Seven or more episodes
IDSA - Paradise ... Treatment • Antibiotics ... initial history #Paradise ... peds #pediatrics #idsa
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Management: • Antibiotics ... Switch to oral antibiotics ... weeks or continue antibiotic ... Lung Abscess Pathogens ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Management Summary Pathogen ... intracellular parasite ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases