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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... Infection, Cdiff Mild Colitis ... CAMs (curcumin, probiotic ... Treatment Mod/Severe Colitis ... #Ulcerative #Colitis
Infographic of common causes of acute otitis media and resistance mechanisms of these bacteria. 
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus
Infographic of common causes ... of acute otitis ... PenicillinBindingProtein #Resistance #microbiology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... pathogens First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Colonoscopy +/- ... Empiric therapy with probiotic
Antibiotics used for the Treatment of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Adults
 • Penicillin-beta-lactamase combinations: Piperacillin-tazobactam, Ticarcillin-clavulanate
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• Polymyxins: Colistin ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology ... #microbiology #
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
fosfomycin - colistin ... #Antibiotics #Classes ... Susceptibilities #Pharmacology ... #Microbiology
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES IN INTENSIVE CARE

Antibiotic spectra made simple(r). Version 2, now updated with new bugs &
#Antibiotics #Classes ... CriticalCare #Overview #Pharmacology ... #Microbiology
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
• "Atypical" causes ... #Indications #pharmacology ... #microbiology
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Causes of Toxic ... Disease: Ulcerative colitis ... , Crohn's colitis ... Disorders: Ischemic colitis ... Overdistension at colonoscopy
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Algorithm 1st Tier Microbiologic ... pathogens 2nd Tier Microbiologic ... medications 2) Colonoscopy ... Empiric Therapy with probiotic
Carbapenem Resistant Organisms - Antibiogram
KPC-producer, NDM-producer, OXA-48-like-producer, Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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Polymyxin B or Colistin ... #Antibiogram #microbiology ... #pharmacology