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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 ... MRSA bacteremia/endocarditis
Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Non-infective endocarditis ... IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #BCNIE #CNIE #Endocarditis
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Native and ... • Soft tissue infections ... for TPN) and antibiotic
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
for Infective Endocarditis ... epidermidis - Gram-negative ... ) - Culture negative ... #Infective #Endocarditis ... #Differential #InfectiousDiseases
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
Aminoglycosides - Antibiotics ... . aerobic Gram negatives ... : serious gram negative ... infections especially ... effect (mainly in endocarditis
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
with Infective Endocarditis ... (IE) Has Negative ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Decreased yield due to antibiotic ... #Infective #Endocarditis
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
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... disease • Systemic infection ... HACEK • Culture-negative ... epidermidis • Gram-negative ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Endocarditis
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