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

#IDSA #Meningitis
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
for empirical antimicrobial ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... #Antimicrobials ... Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
IDSA Recommended antimicrobial regimens for treatment of patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens
IDSA Recommended ... antimicrobial regimens ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #LymeDisease ... Treatment #Regimens #IDSA
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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disease while on antimicrobial ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #progression #antimicrobial ... #Management #Antibiotics ... #Antimicrobials
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... compared to other antibiotic ... classes. 1 only ... Penetration #CNS #Antimicrobials ... #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
administration of antimicrobials ... infections, exposure to antimicrobials ... but important causes ... PCR for specific pathogens ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent pathogens ... with appropriate antimicrobial ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... • IV Antibiotics ... Treat underlying cause ... of appropriate antimicrobial ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... Septic emboli cause ... Treatment • IV antibiotics ... of appropriate antimicrobial ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases