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Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... and depolarizes cells ... skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... AAST 2021 global clinical ... intra-abdominal infections ... infectiousdiseases #management #pharmacology
IDSA Suggested Empiric Antibiotic Regimens Based on Clinical Severity for Diabetic Foot Infections
Mild (usually treated with
Suggested Empiric Antibiotic ... Regimens Based on Clinical ... Diabetic Foot Infections ... #empiric #antibiotics ... #pharmacology #
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... 12 000 or <400 cells ... have failed oral antibiotic ... or those with clinical
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
Vibrio vulnificus Infection ... can cause skin infections ... increased risk for infection ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... severe Candida infections ... usually works clinically ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
bacillus cause selsis ... possible Patient's clinical ... or clindamycin Antibiotic ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
Acute paronychia with abscess! Treat with incision 🔪 and drainage🛁. If completely drained, no need for
drained, no need for antibiotics ... abscess #finger #clinical ... #photo #infection
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
dacryocystitis — infection ... received intravenous antibiotic ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Findings - Infectious ... respiratory tract infections ... Drugs - I.e., antibiotics ... various inflammatory cells