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Antibiotic Susceptibility Table for Routine Gram Positive Infections

*** AUTHOR UPDATE NOTE 3/2019: TMP/SMX should, at best,
Antibiotic Susceptibility ... Table for Routine ... Gram Positive Infections ... Susceptibility #Table ... #Coverage #Management
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Positive Infections 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong
Table of Antibiotics ... Gram Positive Infections ... #GramPositive #Infections ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #Coverage #Management
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... Antibiotic Management ... Hemodynamically stable ... Antibiotic Management ... Hernodynamically stable
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Table of Antibiotics ... Gram Negative Infections ... #GramNegative #Infections ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #Coverage #Management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... incision and drainage plus ... oral antibiotics ... 12 000 or <400 cells ... have failed oral antibiotic
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... = funny-shaped cells ... diagnosed annually in US ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Management ... • Supportive (infection ... self-limited) • Antibiotics ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis #Management
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... define the type of infection ... ampicillin #management ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... pharmacology #table
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... (HUS) • Other ... Drugs (Beta lactam antibiotics ... spherocytosis) • Infections
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... - β-lactam antibiotics ... Idiopathic • Infections ... hematology #diagnosis #management