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Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... treatment • TB meningitis ... • Pneumococcal meningitis ... • Eosinophilic meningitis ... #management #treatment
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... - Bacterial meningitis ... - Tuberculous meningitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology #Management
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Opportunistic Infections ... • Cryptococcal Meningitis ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... severe fungal infections ... pneumonia and meningitis ... severe candidal infections ... (endocarditis, meningitis
Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
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Asplenia Management ... type b, Neisseria meningitidis ... Fever or systemic infection ... asplenic #Asplenia #Management ... #infections #vaccinations
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... - Meningitis Trauma ... Substance Withdrawal Infection ... - Meningitis, Encephalitis ... primary #secondary #management
Disease Specific Isolation Recommendations
  
Standard Precautions 
 • CMV 
 •  HIV 
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if respiratory infection ... MRSA (respiratory infection ... ) • Neissera meningitides ... • Bacterial meningitis ... #Respiratory #Management
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
in Bloodstream Infections ... Symptomatic mucosal infection ... endocarditis, meningitis ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
CNS tuberculoma meningitis ... • Cryptococcal meningitis ... survival) • TB meningitis ... treatment for TB meningitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
a risk of HSV infection ... a risk of HSV infection ... than bacterial meningitis ... is proposed: #Management ... #Meningitis #Encephalitis