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

The Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard is
Antimicrobial Resistance ... Dashboard - British ... Resistance Dashboard ... and the level of susceptibility ... #Susceptibility
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... Use your local antimicrobial ... susceptibility ... intra-abdominal infections ... #infectiousdiseases
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
IDSA Surgical Wound ... Infection Algorithm ... with methicillin-resistant ... of culture and susceptibility ... #SurgicalSite #Wound
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
recommended in anearobic infections ... , infection, full ... , cavity wound wounds ... especially antibiotic-resistant ... strains, effective antimicrobial
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... symptomatic genital infection ... obtained, along with antimicrobial ... susceptibility ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Definition: No etiology found ... administration of antimicrobials ... • Infection with ... , exposure to antimicrobials ... differential #workup #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
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
arrhizus, Mucor • Found ... • Dimorphic, round ... budding yeast • Found ... terreus (Ampho resistant ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
• Diarrhea • Wound ... Infection - Following ... Identified in wound ... Aeromonas are resistant ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
ecchymoses • Delayed wound ... metabolic • Insulin resistance ... 6) Increased susceptibility ... to infections