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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... diseases - Severe Community ... Acquired Pneumonia ... SCAP severe community-acquired ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Common Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
< 1 Month
 - Infection with antimicrobial-resistant species
 - Donor-derived infection
Common Infections ... < 1 Month - Infection ... with antimicrobial-resistant ... Donor-derived infection ... > 6 Months - Community-acquired
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... #1 nosocomial infection ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... of community-acquired ... in clinical CNS infections ... of CNS infections ... Penetration #CNS #Antimicrobials
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... removed in septic shock ... thrombophlebitis, IE, infection ... follow up cultures required ... of metastatic infection
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
with chronic HBV infections ... HAV immunity; Liver ... Chronic Hepatitis B Infection ... : A Review. ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... with appropriate antimicrobial ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... treatment is generally ... required until
Clindamycin - Antibiotics Class Overview
-50 S inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Excellent activity vs. Anaerobes and Gram
including ~ 50% of community-acquired ... skin/soft tissue infections ... , pelvic infections ... #Antibiotics #Review
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
choice, both for treatment ... prophylaxis), Community-acquired ... MRSA Skin infections ... patients, Salmonella infections ... #Antibiotics #Review
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
and soft tissue infections ... when suspect community-acquired ... respiratory tract infections ... , and unusual infections ... #Antibiotics #Review