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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
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
9 species, C. canimorsus ... the majority of infections ... • Gram-negative ... 13%), Pneumonia, Endocarditis ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
gram-negative bacillus ... to meningitis, endocarditis ... Myocarditis & culture-negative ... infection, because ... or clindamycin Antibiotic
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
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... the best empiric treatment ... intra-abdominal infections ... antimicrobials #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
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Empiric #Antibiotics
ACE Trial: Randomized controlled trial of Ceftriaxone and doxycycline, with or without metronidazole, for the treatment
metronidazole, for the treatment ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #PID ... metronidazole #antibiotics
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream infection ... of metastatic infection ... of metastatic infection ... (endocarditis, ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... : • Antibiotic: ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... • Secondary to Treatment