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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... IDSA 2021 CDI ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides ... #management #treatment
IDSA - Doses of Drugs for Treatment of Adults and Children with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Step 1 Levofloxacin,
IDSA - Doses of ... Drugs for Treatment ... Step 1 Levofloxacin ... #MDRTB #management ... #pharmacology #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... : 1. ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Step 1: Choose one ... #MDRTB #management ... #regimens #pharmacology ... drugs #steps
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... screen within 1 ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
hypotension • Multi-organ ... Treatment Strategy ... IVIG 1g/kg on day 1, ... #treatment #management ... #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... : 1. ... Diagnosis: Latent ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Criteria for Diagnosis ... : 1. ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... Severe disease: 1. ... #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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IDSA Recommendations ... patients with CD4 ... #Prevention #Treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #management ... pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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IDSA Recommendations ... mg/kg on days 1– ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology