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Typical Recommendations for Antibiotic Duration for Common Bacterial Infections in Adults 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Recommendations for Antibiotic ... Common Bacterial Infections ... Strong Medicine #Antibiotics ... OrganSystem #Length #Pharmacology ... #Infection #Management
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Urinary Tract Infection ... - Class Overview ... Methenamine (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Overview #UTI ... #UrinaryTract #Infection
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... Moderate infection ... Severe infection ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... have failed oral antibiotic
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... skin/soft tissue infections ... cidal nature) #Pharmacology ... #Overview #Daptomycin
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Surgical Wound Infection ... surgical site infections ... allergy to β-lactam antibiotics ... Where the rate of infection ... Staphylococcus aureus infection
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Cardiac Aspergillus infection ... • Aspergillus infections ... of eye Infectious ... Treatment #management #pharmacology
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Class Overview ... : many serious infections ... intraabdominal infections ... and soft tissue infections ... #Pharmacology
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Class Overview ... severe fungal infections ... 2nd-line for candida infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Prophylaxis Against Opportunistic Infections in Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
#Pharm #Management #CD4Count #AIDS #HIV #Prophylaxis
Opportunistic Infections ... Immunodeficiency Virus Infection ... #Prophylaxis #Antibiotics ... Opportunistic #Infections
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
(PO and IV) - Antibiotics ... Class Overview ... skin/soft titssue infections ... suspected MRSA, VRE infections ... #Pharmacology