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Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... removed in septic shock ... follow up cultures required ... #Bacteremia #Treatment ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... is generally required ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
documenting successful treatment ... of community-acquired ... other antibiotic classes ... FDA-approved for UTI treatment ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Fusarium Infections Acquired ... BCx+ in -40% of cases ... disease: • Optimal treatment ... amphotericin B for severe cases ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases