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Bacterial Meningitis - Causative Organisms and Treatment by Age Group

#Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Bacterial Meningitis ... Organisms and Treatment ... Age Group #Bacterial ... #Meningitis #Causes ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
community-acquired bacterial ... meningitis # ... bacterial #meningitis ... #management #antibiotics ... #therapy #treatment
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
antimicrobial therapy in bacterial ... meningitis based ... isolated pathogen and susceptibility ... #IDSA #Meningitis ... #Pharmacology #Management
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Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... cause of: CAP, Bacterial ... meningitis, Otitis ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
for Anaerobic Bacteria ... out of favor for treatment ... Antibiotics #Anaerobic #Bacteria ... Pharmacology #Table #Susceptibility ... #Coverage #Management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Typhoid fever - Bacterial ... meningitis - ... Tuberculous meningitis ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... with passive AND active ... arthritis diagnosis Treatment ... swollen, painful = bacterial ... arthritis in sexually active
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... RBCs) • Obtain bacterial ... -40% will have bacterial ... or TMP-SMX • Active ... #Spontaneous #Bacterial
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB