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Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
antimicrobial therapy in bacterial ... meningitis based ... #IDSA #Meningitis
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... Infections in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... Bacterial Enteric ... #IDSA #Prevention
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Serious Bacterial ... Pneumonia and sinusitis ... Sinusitis uncommon ... rales on exam 3) Meningitis ... Diagnose with LP Meningitis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Recurrent PE Bacterial ... Occult abscess • Sinusitis ... Cholangitis • UTI • Meningitis ... Bacterial - Non-organ
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
cause of: CAP, Bacterial ... meningitis, Otitis ... Important cause of sinusitis ... Bacteremia 10-14 days, Meningitis
IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
Algorithm for the management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis.
IDSA Clinical Practice ... Guideline for Acute Bacterial ... management of acute bacterial ... antibiotics-for-clinically-diagnosed-acute-sinusitis ... Diagnosis #Management #IDSA
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchiectasis, sinusitis ... signs of chronic sinusitis ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... cultures (sputum for bacteria ... infections • Preventing
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
externa - Caused by bacterial ... influenzae • Bullous myringitis ... Mastoiditis • Viral myringitis ... neuralgia • Sinusitis