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

#IDSA #Meningitis
#IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... #Pathogens #Isolated ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine 

#Surgical #Antibiotics #Prophylaxis #Surgery #Pharmacology #Management
Surgical Antibiotic ... Prophylaxis - ... #Prophylaxis #Surgery ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Preoperative
Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
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Asplenia Management ... • Key Pathogens ... type b, Neisseria meningitidis ... Prophylaxis: Emergency ... use antibiotic
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
therapy for purulent meningitis ... condition #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobials ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... B for initial management ... pneumonia and meningitis ... (endocarditis, meningitis ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Neisseria Meningitides Prophylaxis
There are three options for prophylaxis:
 - Rifampin is administered at a dose of
Neisseria Meningitides ... Prophylaxis There ... #Prophylaxis #Meningitis ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Capnocytophaga Pathogen ... Presentations: FUO, Meningitis ... , Clindamycin Prophylaxis ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... activity for unusual pathogens ... , and for Lyme prophylaxis ... used for malaria prophylaxis ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
will represent antibiotics ... from above the antibiotic ... I’ve drawn the broad ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum
Neisseira meningitidis - Treatment Principles
 • Prompt antibiotics — do not delay for LP!
 • 3rd-gen
Neisseira meningitidis ... Principles • Prompt antibiotics ... after effective antibiotics ... #Treatment #management ... #prophylaxis