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Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Macrolides - Erythromycin ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Antibiotics #Review ... Overview #Macrolides #Erythromycin
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 ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... Histoplasmosis Treatment ... nonspecific • DX relies ... fever • Septic shock ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases