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

The Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard is
Dashboard - British ... Dashboard is a ... and the level of susceptibility ... /views/AMRDash/Dashboard ... #Susceptibility
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... antimicrobial susceptibility ... intra-abdominal infections ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Surgical Wound Infection ... surgical site infections ... Where the rate of infection ... with methicillin-resistant ... of culture and susceptibility
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#Amphotericin #Ampho #AmphoB #AmB #resistance #resistant #microbiology
#AmphoB #AmB #resistance ... #resistant #microbiology ... antifungal #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... check for prior resistance ... #management #infectiousdisease
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... symptomatic genital infection ... antimicrobial susceptibility ... Disseminated #Gonococcal #Infection ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
Exhibits innate resistance ... • Resistance ... candiduria & require susceptibility ... • Resistant or ... fungemia #management #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... Treatment: • 50% resistant ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
The 2007 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommendations list macrolides as first
The 2007 Infectious ... when S. pneumonia resistance ... In vitro resistance ... #InfectiousDiseases ... Streptococcal #Resistance
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
metabolic • Insulin resistance ... 6) Increased susceptibility ... to infections