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ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
ID Ddx: Diarrhea ... Entamoeba - Non-ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Transplant #TxID #SOT
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... complicated skin/soft ... tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... Treatment: • Antibiotic ... Spectrum (MRSA/ESBL), Not ... #Failure #Differential
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... define the type of infection ... Consult ID if needed ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Carbapenems - Antibiotics ... complicated skin and soft ... tissue infections ... #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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and sources of infection ... endocarditis • Soft ... tissue infections ... for TPN) and antibiotic ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
(PO and IV) - Antibiotics ... Used for: skin/soft ... titssue infections ... #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics ... intraabdominal infections ... , skin/soft tissue ... infections, and ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
lipoglycopeptide antibiotics ... ) - Antibiotics ... gram positive infections ... meningitis, PNA, skin/soft ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
resistance to antibiotics ... modify the PBPS so ... that PCN does not ... amox for an ear infection ... Proteins #AMR #PBP #pharmacology