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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
start empiric antibiotics ... Antibiotic Management ... quickly to empiric antibiotics ... multidrug resistant organisms ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
• Most common organisms ... treatment are the ... cornerstones of treatment ... • Antibiotic ... drainage- first-line treatment
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Azithromycin - Antibiotics ... Spectrum: Atypical organisms ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is a common complication of longstanding diabetes, and it is associated with
common causative organisms ... chronic or follow antibiotic ... treatment, and ... Empiric antibiotic ... organisms or with
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
• Bicytopenia Treatment ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... the suspected organism ... diagnosis #management #treatment
IDSA Diabetic Foot infection - In Which Situations Is Diagnostic Bone Biopsy Most Recommended?
 • Patient
favor of prolonged treatment ... osteomyelitis with antibiotic-resistant ... organism(s) •
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
No micro-organism ... one month after treatment ... with antibiotics
Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
Specific antibiotic ... in-hospital treatment ... meningitis #management #antibiotics ... #therapy #treatment
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms ... to beta-lactam antibiotics ... - Organisms in ... species - Other organisms ... AmpC #Resistance #Antibiotics
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Multidrug-Resistant Organisms ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment