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Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Outpatient Treatment ... of with Community-Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... IDSA #Outpatient #CAP ... #Community #Acquired
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Macrolides - Erythromycin ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Ceftriaxone for CAP ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Antibiotics #Review
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
hydroxychloroquine, thought we can ... take a quick review ... investigational treatments ... #Zithromax #Macrolides ... #Coronavirus #Treatment
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

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

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Pneumonia: β-Lactam + macrolide ... Pneumonia: β-Lactam + macrolide ... #Pulmonary #Community
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment