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Summary table of mechanism of action, side effect and contraindications of commonly used drugs for tuberculosis.
commonly used drugs ... for tuberculosis ... #pharmacology #medications ... #table #management ... #overview #tuberculosis
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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Resistant Tuberculosis ... are contacts of infectious ... MultiDrugResistant #Tuberculosis ... #MDRTB #management ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... infections/year ... drug use • Silicosis ... mycobacterial infection ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... infections/year ... drug use • Silicosis ... mycobacterial infection ... #Management #Treatment
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
with new bugs & drugs ... Susceptibilities #ICU ... CriticalCare #Overview ... #Pharmacology # ... Comprehensive Review of Infectious
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ... Infection and Disease ... Mycobacterium #Tuberculosis ... #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... B for initial management ... - Drug levels ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antibiotics Class Overview ... vs Candida -> Drug ... severe Candida infections ... But higher MICs ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Antibiotics Class Overview ... Drug of choice for ... malaria prophylaxis, acne ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview ... superinfection, drug ... Diagnosis: • Drug ... /drug resistance ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management