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Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
susceptibility testing ... Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Contact Precautions for MRSA & VRE 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Source Article: https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/195053/hospital-medicine/things-we-do-no-reason-contact-precautions-mrsa-and-vre
Rebuttal
#VRE #TWDFNR #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #EBM #VisualAbstract
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... susceptibility testing ... • Laboratory testing ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... photophobia, increased tearing ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Diagnosis and Testing ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
ProCESS Investigator - A Randomized Trial of Protocol-Based Care for Early Septic Shock

N Engl J Med
tertiary care setting ... Protocol #Sepsis #VisualAbstract ... Threshold #EBM #Management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... prevents speech & eating ... Surgical management ... #differential #management
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
moderate Tx in setting ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases ... #management #treatment
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
susceptibility testing ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... (useful in the setting ... Babesia #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases