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Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
Peritonitis Spontaneous Bacterial ... albumin Secondary Bacterial ... Intraperitoneal vancomycin
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
N. gonorrhoeae Vancomycin ... negative bacilli Vancomycin ... staphylococcus Vancomycin ... swollen, painful = bacterial
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
General Bacterial ... clindamycin - vancomycin ... Antibiotics #Classes #Bacterial
Rhodococcus - Microbiology Overview

Microbiology:
 • Facultative, intracellular, nonmotile, non-spore-forming
 • Aerobic acid-fast gram-positive coccobacilli
 • Produces
of contaminated material ... following: Rifampin, Vancomycin ... treatment #pulmonary #Bacteria
Antibiotics - Mechanisms and Sites of Action 

Inhibit Cell Wall Synthesis or Function 
- Beta Lactams,
Beta Lactams, Vancomycin ... #Antibiotics #Bacteria
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Preventing and Treating Bacterial ... HIV-AIDS Preventing Bacterial ... prophylaxis to prevent bacterial ... Infection (CDI): • Vancomycin ... days #Enteric #Bacterial
Chloramphenicol - Antibiotics Class Overview

– 50S ribosomal inhibitor.   IV or PO (but PO form
) – mainly for bacterial ... patients with bacterial ... allergy would be Vancomycin
Typical Recommendations for Antibiotic Duration for Common Bacterial Infections in Adults 

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong
Duration for Common Bacterial ... Antibiotics #Durations #Bacteria
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology

 - Neonatal Transmission -> Direct contact of patient mucosa with mother's infected mucosa while
Immediate transfer of bacteria ... infected mucosa Bacterial ... cell surface -> Bacteria ... proteins and LPS on bacteria ... antibodies to a bacterial
Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Predisposing Factors:
 - Immunocompromised, Diabetes,
 - Elderly, Female
surfaces allow bacterial ... Infection (LUTI) -> Bacteria ... LUTI slide) -> Bacteria's ... parenchyma -> Bacterial