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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#Amphotericin #Ampho #AmphoB #AmB #resistance #resistant #microbiology
Ampho #AmphoB #AmB ... #resistance #resistant ... antifungal #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections
Antifungal Coverage Activity Antibiogram 

Spectrum of action of systemic antifungal agents. Solid blocks represent species in
Spectrum of action ... species in which resistance ... AMB = amphotericin ... #Antibiogram #Resistance ... #Pharmacology #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
infection in patients ... • Tuberculosis infection ... • Recent viral infections ... Extrapulmonary infection ... #InfectiousDiseases
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
as mechanism of resistance ... cephalosporins bind PBPS active ... amox for an ear infection ... again remains active ... Binding #Proteins #AMR
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 ... Dapto, Linezolid Amp-S ... #management #infectiousdisease
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