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Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric ... in Units Where Empiric ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
Recommendations for empirical ... Antimicrobials #Empiric ... #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Table 4. Recommended Initial Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) #Management #InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
Recommended Initial Empiric ... Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Empiric #Antibiotics
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
epidermidis - Gram-negative ... ) - Culture negative ... Enterococci - Gram-negative ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential ... #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
selecting the best empiric ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
hospital For empiric ... ampicillin #management ... #infectiousdisease
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Drug fever #relative ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
• 15-35% Gram negative ... Treatment • Empiric ... Others • Culture negative ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative ... Infections #Timeline #differential ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases