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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... for empirical antimicrobial ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
IDSA Suggested Empiric Antibiotic Regimens Based on Clinical Severity for Diabetic Foot Infections
Mild (usually treated with
IDSA Suggested Empiric ... Antibiotic Regimens ... #empiric #antibiotics ... #pharmacology # ... idsa #podiatry
IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 • Mixed infections
 • Streptococcus
IDSA Treatment of ... Necrotizing Infections ... fasciitis #Skin #IDSA ... Treatment #management #antibiotics ... #pharmacology
Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
Dificile Risk by Antibiotic ... #CDifficile #Infection ... #Antibiotics #Association ... #Pharmacology # ... Clostridium #Table #Comparison
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... selecting the best empiric ... intra-abdominal infections ... infectiousdiseases #management #pharmacology
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... severe fungal infections ... meningitis, severe candidal ... for non-severe candida ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics ... severe fungal infections ... 2nd-line for candida ... infections – because ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
and Management - IDSA ... Guidelines 1) Antibiotics ... • Empiric: Echinocandins ... #Candidemia #IDSA ... Guidelines #Management #candida
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... hospital For empiric ... define the type of infection ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Echinocandins - Antibiotics ... Cidal vs Candida ... choice for severe Candida ... infections – covers ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology