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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... condition #IDSA ... Antimicrobials #Empiric #Coverage ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology ... #Management
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
IDSA - Prophylaxis ... • Hepatitis A virus ... • Hepatitis B virus ... #OIs #HIVAIDS #IDSA ... #management #pharmacology
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
IDSA - Prophylaxis ... • Hepatitis A virus ... • Hepatitis B virus ... #OIs #HIVAIDS #IDSA ... #management #pharmacology
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... infection Episode #Pharmacology ... #Management #CDiff
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
out of favor for C.diff ... Anaerobic #Bacteria #Pharmacology ... Susceptibility #Coverage ... #Management
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
fluconazole; ISA ... #antibiogram #management ... #pharmacology # ... spectrum #coverage
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
C.diff - Clostridioides ... Diagnosis and Management ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... (IDSA 2021): ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... Varun Phadke @VarunPhadke2 ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum
Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile infection Episode
Proven efficacy:
 • Vancomycin -
× 10 days #CDiff ... options #treatment #management ... #pharmacology # ... idsa #table
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Treating Orolabial Lesions (Duration: 5–10 days)
IDSA Recommendations ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... HerpesSimplex #HSV #IDSA ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology