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Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard - British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) 2016

The Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard is
Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard ... cross table of bacterial ... and the level of susceptibility ... /views/AMRDash/Dashboard ... Antibiotics #Resistance #Susceptibility
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
other gram (-) infections ... infection -> Classical ... to form MAC -> susceptibility ... systemic Neisseria infection ... meningitidis, Incr susceptibility
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... prosthetic valve endocarditis ... • Soft tissue infections ... Sources #Causes #Bacteria
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Aggressive: MRSA bacteremia ... lines, osteo, endocarditis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
• Trauma Non-infectious ... Recurrent PE Bacterial ... • Infectious ... endocarditis • ... • Meningitis Bacterial
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Viral and bacterial ... pneumonia • Acute bacterial ... • Acute bacterial ... endocarditis ... • Abscess, bacteremia
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... Non-infective Endocarditis ... endothelium is common → Bacteria ... over clusters of bacteria ... and failure - Infectious
DENOVA score to predict endocarditis in patients with Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia
 • Duration of symptoms ≥
score to predict endocarditis ... Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia ... • Origin of infection ... DENOVA #score #endocarditis ... Enterococcus #faecalis #bacteremia
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... • Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... history of prior infections ... Negative #Infective #Endocarditis
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial ... Spectrum #Coverage #Susceptibility ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious