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IDSA Recommended antimicrobial regimens for treatment of patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens
IDSA Recommended ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #LymeDisease ... Treatment #Regimens #IDSA
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Primarily studied for candida ... positives: Beta lactam antibiotics ... pneumonia, Plasmalyte (IV ... Specificity #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungi #Fungal
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Syphilis • Viral: HSV ... /II, VZV, CMV, HIV ... • Fungal: Candida ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #viral #fungal
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
#IDSA #Meningitis ... #Antibiotics #Antimicrobial ... Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
a patient with HIV ... Acanthameoba, Candida ... , other fungi) ... Posterior Segment: • HIV ... vision #HIVAIDS #InfectiousDiseases
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... B for initial management ... several severe fungal ... meningitis, severe candidal ... for non-severe candida
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... - IDSA Guidelines ... 1) Antibiotics ... #candida #candidiasis ... #treatment #fungal
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
difficile (gut) • Fungi ... : Candida spp. ... Adenovirus, RSV • Fungi ... reactivation), RSV • Fungi ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Antibiotics for Cellulitis

 • Treatment duration
 • When to give antibiotics for abscesses
 • When to
Antibiotics for ... • When to give antibiotics ... When to choose IV ... #Treatment #Management ... #Skin #InfectiousDiseases