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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
for empirical antimicrobial ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobials ... Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Use your local antimicrobial ... #antibiotics #antimicrobials ... #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and CNS ... Drugs with good CNS ... with moderate CNS ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology ... #Penetration #Antimicrobials
Acyclovir - Pharmacology Summary

 • Mechanism of Action: Nucleoside analog - selectively inhibits viral replication of
Acyclovir - Pharmacology ... replication of HSV • Antimicrobial ... #Acyclovir #Pharmacology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Common toxicities of antifungal agents. 
CNS = central nervous system; 5-FC = flucytosine; GI = gastrointestinal;
CNS = central nervous ... SideEffects #Adverse #Pharmacology ... #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV-Associated CNS ... with appropriate antimicrobial ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... #Penetration #CNS ... #Antimicrobials ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology