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Table 4. Recommended Initial Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) #Management #InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
Recommended Initial Empiric ... Antibiotic Therapy ... ) #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Empiric #Antibiotics
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
Recommendations for empirical ... IDSA #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Antimicrobials #Empiric ... #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic ... Spectrum: only covers ... #Review #Overview
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric ... in Units Where Empiric ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Empiric #Antibiotics
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... selecting the best empiric ... #antibiogram #antibiotics ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
(PO and IV) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Spectrum: covers ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Synercid (Quinupristin/Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: “Streptogramins”– inhibits sequential steps in ribosomal synthesis
Spectrum: covers MRSA
Dalfopristin) (IV) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... synthesis Spectrum: covers ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... hospital For empiric ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Candida infections – covers ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
Treatment • Empiric ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases