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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection - Management ... Antibiotic Management ... • Persistent fever ... metastatic infection (endocarditis ... • Persistent fever
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
IDSA #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... #antibiogram #antibiotics ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... B for initial management ... candidal infections (endocarditis ... - Virtually never ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... ampicillin #management ... #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... for first line antibiotics ... days • Scarlet fever ... #management #durations ... outpatient #treatment #pharmacology
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... • Persistent fever ... course • Adjust antibiotics ... • Aggressive management ... criticalcare #diagnosis #management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... night sweats, fever ... • IV Antibiotics ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... #diagnosis #management