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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
for outpatient treatment ... of Community Acquired ... Pnemonia (CAP) #Management ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Antibiotics #Treatment
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
severe community-onset ... always - Usually azithromycin ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Coverage #Management
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Outpatient Treatment ... of with Community-Acquired ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Antibiotics #Treatment ... #Regimen #Management
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... acquired pneumonia ... CRB65=0 7 days • Community ... acquired pneumonia ... #management #durations
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
- Antibiotics Class ... Overview 50S ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Review #Overview
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... choice, both for treatment ... prophylaxis), Community-acquired ... #Review #Overview
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
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... diarrhea, ARDS, shock ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... Repeat course of antibiotic ... Babesia #Diagnosis #Management