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Trials Comparing Short- vs Longer-Course Antibiotics 
... Have Shown Short-Course is JUST AS EFFECTIVEI 
Source Editorial:
Comparing Short- vs Longer-Course ... Antibiotics .. ... DASON_duke #Shorter #Longer ... #Course #Antibiotics ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES ... INTENSIVE CARE Antibiotic ... Care Unit) PDF Source ... CriticalCare #Overview ... Microbiology #sensitivities
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Antibiotic Stewardship ... BradSpellberg #Shorter #Longer ... #Course #Antibiotics ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Antibiotic Stewardship ... BradSpellberg #Shorter #Longer ... #Course #Antibiotics ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
For my UME micro course ... will represent antibiotics ... from above the antibiotic ... Narrow spectrum antibiotics ... spectrum #table #sensitivities
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... or longer/BP fluctuations ... Reversible course ... Differential ... BP lowering - Lower
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... Consider prior antibiotics ... as a cause of a ... Negative #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
 -
antimicrobial therapy: - Source ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... antimicrobial #antibiotics ... #checklist #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Antibiotics
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
association • How long ... Travelers' diarrhea • Source ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... and Differential ... Treatment • IV antibiotics ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases