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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
patients with Opportunistic ... count >50 • CNS ... of starting OI treatment ... Therapy #HAART #HIV #Opportunistic ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism:  inhibit ergosterol synthesis (important component of fungal cell membranes)
Antifungal Azoles - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... Itraconazole has poor CNS ... Isavuconazole(PO or IV) #Pharmacology ... #Overview #Azoles
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... the best empiric treatment ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology ... #treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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: • Most CNS opportunistic ... • CNS opportunistic ... Antimicrobial treatment ... • Symptoms: Fever ... #InfectiousDiseases
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
here is a quick overview ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... for first line antibiotics ... days • Scarlet fever ... primarycare #outpatient #treatment ... #pharmacology #
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... - Virtually never ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... salvage therapy, never ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Tissue penetration (CNS ... • Secondary to Treatment ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever