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IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table 1. ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... Clostridium difficile Infection ... in Adults #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... can be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... or been newly diagnosed ... screen within 1 ... 0.5mL IM at 0, 1– ... #Prevention #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
IDSA Recommendations ... 4–6 mL QID or 1– ... antifungals are required ... #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
IDSA Recommendations ... Indications: • Adult ... health-care provider diagnosis ... • Valacyclovir 1 ... #Prevention #Treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
fractures in young adults ... usually appear in 1- ... • Management: 1. ... progressive inflammatory infection ... • Diagnosis:
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... vasculitis vs infection ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... mg per day or 1
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
the secondary or acquired ... cytokines, such as IL-1 ... arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... and molecular diagnostic ... recommendations and to the Adult ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
dysfunction. 1. ... to find in an adult ... • Secondary (Acquired ... - Common in: Adults ... Triggers: ▪ Infections