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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
documenting successful treatment ... of community-acquired ... FDA-approved for UTI treatment ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #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 ... is generally required ... hemorrhage • CSF ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

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