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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... SCAP severe community-acquired ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment ... #Indications
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... nosocomial infection ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... #Clostridium #Infection
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Reference - Treatment ... removed in septic shock ... thrombophlebitis, IE, infection ... follow up cultures required ... of metastatic infection
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
IDSA Recommendations ... Cytomegalovirus Infections ... ) for 1–4 doses ... control of the infection ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections ... of VZV Primary Infection ... of Varicella Infections ... Primary Varicella Infection ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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IDSA Recommendations ... Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections ... or living in a community ... #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections
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 ... candida #mucosal #IDSA ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Bartonella Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preferred Therapy
For Bacillary Angiomatosis, Peliosis Hepatis, Bacteremia, and Osteomyelitis:
Treating Bartonella Infections ... Peliosis Hepatis, Bacteremia ... q6h (AII) For Infections ... q12h + gentamicin 1 ... opportunistic #infections
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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IDSA Recommendations ... mg/kg on days 1– ... Leishmaniasis Indication ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
of community-acquired ... antibiotic classes. 1 ... in clinical CNS infections ... susceptible CNS infections ... of CNS infections