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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
HIV aged 21–29 should ... • Pap test should ... 3 years • Co-testing ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... blood cultures should ... susceptibility testing ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Intraabdominal Infection ... selecting the best ... empiric treatment ... intra-abdominal infections ... infectiousdiseases #management
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Line Targeted Treatment ... CVC Removal • Infectious
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
Surgical Wound Infection ... Algorithm for the management ... and treatment of ... susceptibility tests ... Algorithm #IDSA #management
C. Difficile Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background
Complications
CDI Testing Algorithm
CDI Recurrence

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Clostridioides #difficile #CDiff
Difficile Infection ... Complications CDI Testing ... IBD #Algorithm #Management ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Diagnosis and Testing ... neutropenia (performs best ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
can mimic common infections ... Diagnosis via genetic testing ... : • Infection ... should be diagnosed ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Antibiotic Susceptibility Table for Routine Gram Positive Infections

*** AUTHOR UPDATE NOTE 3/2019: TMP/SMX should, at best,
Gram Positive Infections ... /2019: TMP/SMX should ... , at best, get a ... #GramPositive #Infections ... #Coverage #Management
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
of COVID-19 Infection ... Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine should ... macular pathology" should ... risks/benefits in setting ... Pharmacology #Table #Management