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Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter ... Neutropenic Fever ... #Longer #Course ... Antibiotics #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter ... 42d Neutropenic Fever ... #Longer #Course ... Antibiotics #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness ... #Ddxof
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Pediatric Fever ... Without a Source ... Conjugate Vaccines (PCV ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... effect/Edema • EBV ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Headache • Fever ... meningeal signs (fever ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Overlap Syndrome: Fever ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... ANTI-SYNTHETASE SYNDROME: • Fever ... #rheumatology #differential