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Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... Use your local antimicrobial ... #antimicrobials ... infectiousdiseases #management #pharmacology
Antibiotics and CNS Diffusion

1. Drugs with good CNS diffusion:

- Fluoroquinolones, Fluconazole, voriconazole, Rifampin, Oxazolidinones, Metronidazole

2. Drugs
Antibiotics and ... infections: ... Macrolides #Antibiotics ... Perfusion #CSF #Pharmacology ... #Penetration #Antimicrobials
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Antibiotic Options ... Treating MRSA Infections ... CKaneshiroMD #Antibiotics ... aureus #staph #pharmacology ... #microbiology #medications
Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
including tips for using ... anti-infectives ... IV to PO anti-infectives ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... #medications #table
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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Sara Dong @swinndong ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #antibiotics #checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Antibiotics ... #Antimicrobials
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... compared to other antibiotic ... infections - ... #Antimicrobials ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
Modified penicillin binding proteins as mechanism of resistance to antibiotics.
Penicillin Binding Proteins (Transpeptidases) cross link peptidoglycan
resistance to antibiotics ... - Beta-lactam antibiotics ... amox for an ear infection ... in presence of PCNs ... Proteins #AMR #PBP #pharmacology
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
, Camphor, CO, CN ... anticholinergics, amantadine, antibiotics ... Induced #Seizures #Medication ... #Differential #Pharmacology
GLP-1 Agonists

Adlyxin (Lixisenatide) Daily
Bydureon (Exenatide ER) Weekly 
Ozempic (Semaglutide) Weekly 
Trulicity (Dulaglutide) Weekly 
Victoza (Liraglutide) Daily
commonly used medications ... mistaken these medications ... GI tract) and injection ... GLP1 #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Diabetes
Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics 
INVEGA TRINZA 3 MONTHS 
ARISTADA 2 MONTHS 
INVEGA 1 MONTH
SUSTENNA
Adherence to daily medications ... which requires dosing ... only requires dosing ... (that's only 4 injections ... Antipsychotics #Pharmacology