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Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2 #Pandemic ... #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pandemic ... #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... Zithromax #Macrolides #InfectiousDiseases ... #Coronavirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pharmacology ... DrugInteraction #Pandemic
Immediate Treatment for Myocardial infraction
#management #pharmacology #medications #treatment #cardiology #mnemonic
Immediate Treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #medications #treatment ... #cardiology #mnemonic
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... Azithromycin #COVID19 #Pandemic ... #Treatment #Coronavirus ... #InfectionDiseases
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
Antivirals #table #treatment ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
the best empiric treatment ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology ... #treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Hantavirus PCR ... • Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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antibody test • PCR ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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International travel to endemic ... relevance of +PCR ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases