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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... therapy for purulent meningitis ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
therapy in bacterial meningitis ... #IDSA #Meningitis
IDSA - Conventional Criteria for the Diagnosis of Sinusitis Based on the Presence of at Least
IDSA - Conventional ... the Diagnosis of Sinusitis ... Fever (for acute sinusitis ... subacute or chronic sinusitis ... • Fatigue #sinusitis
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Pneumonia and sinusitis ... Sinusitis uncommon ... rales on exam 3) Meningitis ... Diagnose with LP Meningitis
Antibiotics in Sinusitis - Choosing Wisely

#Antibiotics #Sinusitis #PatientInfo #DecisionAid #Management #Stewardship
Antibiotics in Sinusitis ... #Antibiotics #Sinusitis
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
: Medications, Sinusitis ... Moyamoya Infectious: Meningitis
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
CAP, Bacterial meningitis ... Important cause of sinusitis ... Bacteremia 10-14 days, Meningitis
Pediatric	Sinusitis	
#Diagnosis #Management #Criteria #Antibiotics #PEMSource
Pediatric Sinusitis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Occult abscess • Sinusitis ... Cholangitis • UTI • Meningitis
Pathogenesis of meningitis 

Risk factors for pathogen entry include immunocompromised state (HIV positive, cancer, chemotherapy patients,
Pathogenesis of meningitis ... infections (pneumonia, sinusitis ... clinical features of meningitis ... #Meningitis #Pathophysiology