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

#IDSA #Meningitis
isolated pathogen and susceptibility ... Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
antimicrobial susceptibility ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Old anti-parasitic ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Virus #Antiviral #Management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... antimicrobial susceptibility ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... intracellular parasite ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Degenerative: Parasite ... Neurocysticercosis #NCC #parasites ... #infectiousdiseases ... Taenia #solium #management
Strongyloidiasis Treatment
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk):
 • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
Stool Ova and parasites ... for larvae • Management ... • Management: ... strongyloides #parastie ... #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
• Antifungal "susceptibility ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases ... #management #treatment
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
candiduria & require susceptibility ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases