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

#IDSA #Meningitis
therapy in bacterial meningitis ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #
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 ... Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
- Bacterial meningitis ... - Tuberculous meningitis ... jirovecii pneumonia, id ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... Consult ID if needed ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
resistance to antibiotics ... - Beta-lactam antibiotics ... . pneumococcal meningitis ... in presence of PCNs ... Proteins #AMR #PBP #pharmacology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
community-acquired meningitis ... compared to other antibiotic ... agents in bacterial meningitis ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
positive (60% CONS ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... Washington University ID ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases