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Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
CAMs (curcumin, probiotic ... Escalate Treatment ... Mod/Severe Colitis ... Escalate Treatment ... #Ulcerative #Colitis
Antibiotics for Cellulitis

 • Treatment duration
 • When to give antibiotics for abscesses
 • When to
Cellulitis • Treatment ... duration • When ... #Antibiotics #Treatment ... Management #Skin #InfectiousDiseases
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... Duration Gram ... to cefepime • Duration ... #Bacteremia #Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... durations for first ... days • Acute otitis ... Antibiotics #management #durations ... primarycare #outpatient #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... despite appropriate treatment ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Algorithm for treatment of a Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

#CLABSI #Algorithm #CentralLine #Infection #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Algorithm for treatment ... Infection #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Treatment #Duration
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Bacterial meningitis, Otitis ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... with bacteremia) Duration
IDSA Recommended therapy for patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens #Duration #IDSA
#Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #LymeDisease #Treatment ... #Regimens #Duration
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
diverticulitis) Treatment ... fluid analysis) • Duration ... Diagnosis #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Treatment ... choice; therapy duration ... Mucormycosis Treatment ... Cryptococcosis Treatment ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases