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IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Infection Algorithm ... surgical site infections ... patients with type 1 ... allergy to β-lactam antibiotics ... Where the rate of infection
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... nosocomial infection ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... #Clostridium #Infection
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
severe community-onset ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... - Linezolid 1 ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Coverage #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Community water-borne ... HIV infection or ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... Hospitalization required ... Acute #Diarrhea #management
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Non-specific (infections ... vs non-infectious ... host response to infection ... >2 mmol/L Management ... treatment (within 1
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection ... history of recurrent infections ... disease • Infectious ... frequent and severe community-acquired ... infections: Pneumonia
IDSA - Diabetic Foot Infections - Suggested Route, Setting, and Duration of Antibiotic Therapy, by Clinical
IDSA - Diabetic ... Foot Infections ... and Duration of Antibiotic ... Diabetic #Foot #Infections ... #pharmacology #management
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table ... Clostridium difficile infection ... #Pharmacology #Management ... IDSA2017 #Adjunct #Antibiotics
IDSA Recommended Therapy for Infections Following Animal or Human Bites
Animal bite
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate 
 • Ampicillin-sulbactam
Therapy for Infections ... Animal #Human #Infections ... #IDSA #management ... #treatment #antibiotics ... #table
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table ...  1. ... Clostridium difficile Infection ... in Adults #Management