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IDSA Recommended antimicrobial regimens for treatment of patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens
patients with Lyme disease ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #LymeDisease
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... infection • Most ... Lung Abscess Management ... : • Antibiotics ... differential #causes #management
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... factors and confirm post-bronchodilator ... exacerbations requiring antibiotics ... Obstructive #Pulmonary #Disease ... COPD #diagnosis #management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Antibiotics for ... Structural lung disease ... Broad-spectrum antibiotics ... for >7 days in past ... #Coverage #Management
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
 -
progression of disease ... - Wrong host? ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... antimicrobial #antibiotics ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... (suppurative); Most ... Treatment: • Severe Disease ... Streptomycin • Moderate Disease ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... phase: Peripheral smear ... Supportive and antibiotics ... Fever #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommended therapy for patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens #Duration #IDSA
patients with Lyme disease ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Antibiotics #LymeDisease
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Diagnosis and Management ... detectable by blood smears ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... Vector-borne (most ... positive serology, smear ... thick peripheral smears ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management