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Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
positive, Gram negative ... : many serious infections ... resistant gram negatives ... intraabdominal infections ... #Pharmacology
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 ... #Endocarditis #Algorithm
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... intra-abdominal infections ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Guide to Invasive Fungal Infections: Molds

- IDagram @ID_agram 

#Molds #Invasive #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Guide #Differential #Fungal #Infections
Invasive Fungal Infections ... Molds #Invasive #Algorithm ... Differential #Fungal #Infections ... #InfectiousDisease
Table of Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Gram Negative Infections 

Ceftazidime, Cefepime, Piperacillin/ Tazobactam, Carbapenems, Aztreonam, Aminoglycosides
Resistant Gram Negative ... Infections ... #GramNegative #Infections ... #Table #Pharmacology
Aminoglycosides  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Amikacin, Streptomycin -30S inhibitor (all IV)
Spectrum: Extremely efficacious vs.
. aerobic Gram negatives ... : serious gram negative ... infections especially ... urinary tract infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... #Transplant #Infections ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... spotted fever, Non-infectious ... Drug fever #relative ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
C virus (HCV) infection ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology