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Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
used to treat bacterial ... infections by killing ... the growth of bacteria ... Imagine treatments ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Aggressive: MRSA bacteremia ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Source control (abscess ... • Secondary to Treatment
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Typhoid fever - Bacterial ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... • Bacterial: Staph ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #eye #ocular #dermatology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
toxin secretion, bacterial ... Older patients / hematologic ... blood cultures Treatment ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases ... #treatment
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview BACTRIM ... including typical bacterial ... choice, both for treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Precipitants: Infection ... acid by colonic bacteria ... non-absorbable antibiotic ... ammonia-producing colonic bacteria ... #hepatology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
compared to other antibiotic ... line agents in bacterial ... of CNS infections ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • IV antibiotics ... • Persistent bacteremia ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases