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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
Penicillins - Table of Coverage by Generation

Natural PCN  (1st generation): Benzathine PCN, PCN G 

Aminopenicillins
Generation Natural PCN ... generation): Benzathine PCN ... Coverage #Generation #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Table ... #PCN #Management
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
First Episode of Opportunistic ... Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP ... #Prophylaxis #Opportunistic ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management ... #pharmacology
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
First Episode of Opportunistic ... Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP ... #Prophylaxis #Opportunistic ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management ... #pharmacology
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... #antibiogram #antibiotics ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
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
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
antigens - Nares PCR ... (e.g. vs PE or opportunistic ... Antibiotics - ... Influenza #Checklist #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Effusion Lymphoma (PEL ... KS treatment PEL ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... Maltese Cross" • PCR ... Repeat course of antibiotic ... Babesia #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases