8 results
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Bacteremia AECB Cellulitis ... Osteo Septic ... Arthritis Neutropenic ... #Antibiotics #Duration
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... Diagnosis and Management ... malaise Ddx: cellulitis ... beneficial in septic ... #Management #Summary
Septic Sterno-Clavicular Arthritis: Inked line delineates extent of associated cellulitis.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog of
Septic Sterno-Clavicular ... Arthritis: Inked ... of associated cellulitis ... Sternoclavicular #Septic ... #Cellulitis #SkinRash
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Sinusitis ≤5d = ≥7d Cellulitis ... Osteomyelitis 42d = 84d Septic ... Arthritis 14d = ... #Antibiotics #Duration
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
of sinusitis, septic ... arthritis, osteomyelitis ... with bacteremia) Duration ... microbiology #diagnosis #management
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Mortality 30-50% • Cellulitis ... General malaise • Septic ... Endocarditis, Septic ... arthritis, Cholecystitis ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Legionnaires' Disease
Clinical features:
 • Gl- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
 • Hyponatremia
 • Elevated transaminases
 • CRP >100
tetracyclines Duration ... Extra-pulmonary: cellulitis ... , septic arthritis ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
choice; therapy duration ... Isolated fever • Septic ... • Meningitis, septic ... arthritis, and ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management