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CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
• 15-35% Gram negative ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... Washington University ID ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Carbapenems - Antibiotics ... Broadest spectrum antibiotics ... positive, Gram negative ... : many serious infections ... resistant gram negatives
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic ... No gram negative ... skin/soft tissue infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... intra-abdominal infections ... #antibiogram #antibiotics ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases
#rabies #rabiesprophylaxis  #PEP #PrEP #rabiesvaccine #vaccine #rig #rabiesimmunoglobulin #immunoglobulin #ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections

By Dr.
immunoglobulin #ID ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections By
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Grouped by gram negative ... febrilepodcast] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... define the type of infection ... Consult ID if needed ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics
Four rules on syphilis serologies from Dr. Khalil Ghanem
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#syphilis #RPR #treponemal #serologies


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Khalil Ghanem #ID ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #syphilis
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Cryptococcus #cryptococcosis
febrilepodcast] #ID ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology
Syphilis serologies notes
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#syphilis #RPR #treponemal #serologies #nontreponemal #VDRL #titers


By Dr. Sara
serologies notes #ID ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology