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Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
Specific antibiotic ... in-hospital treatment ... for community-acquired ... bacterial #meningitis #management ... #treatment #table
Current guidelines for outpatient treatment of Community Acquired Pnemonia (CAP)

#Management #Outpatient #CAP #Community #Acquired #Pneumonia #Antibiotics
of Community Acquired ... Pnemonia (CAP) ... #Management #Outpatient ... #CAP #Community ... #Antibiotics #Treatment
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
of with Community-Acquired ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #Antibiotics ... #Management #Guidelines ... #pharmacology
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... acquired pneumonia ... acquired pneumonia ... #management #durations ... #pharmacology #
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
pericarditis SCAP ... severe community-acquired ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
severe community-onset ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #CAP #Antibiotics ... #Coverage #Management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Diagnosis and Management ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... #treatment #Pulmonary ... #Community #Acquired
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Azithromycin - Antibiotics ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Ceftriaxone for CAP ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
including most CA-MRSA ... choice, both for treatment ... prophylaxis), Community-acquired ... Traveler’s diarrhea, acute ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics