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Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Erythromycin, Clarithromycin ... Antibiotics Class Overview ... and some gram negatives ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Used for MAC treatment
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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intracellular gram negative ... first line of treatment ... Doxycycline • Azithromycin ... • Second Line: Clarithromycin ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
Overview Microbiology ... trauma Diagnosis Treatment ... : • Azithromycin ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #pulmonary #Bacteria
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Endocarditis - Overview ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment