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Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Reference - Treatment ... removed in septic shock ... follow up cultures required ... #Treatment #Management ... #Duration #infectiousdiseases
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
CSF Penetration ... Despite the poor CSF ... levels in the CSF ... twitter.com/foamid #CSF ... #Pharmacology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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temporal evolution, CSF ... Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF ... cystic lesions • CSF ... comparable to CSF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #heartfailure #chf ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
diarrhea, ARDS, shock ... , CHF, renal failure ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Treatment ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... fever • Septic shock ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases