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Current guidelines for outpatient treatment of Community Acquired Pnemonia (CAP)

#Management #Outpatient #CAP #Community #Acquired #Pneumonia #Antibiotics
outpatient treatment of Community ... Acquired Pnemonia ... (CAP) #Management ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #Antibiotics
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia ... Staphylococcus aureus Coverage ... /Gram-Negative Coverage ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #Antibiotics #VAP
Table 4. Recommended Initial Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (Non-Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia) #Management #InfectiousDiseases #Empiric #Antibiotics
Recommended Initial Empiric ... Antibiotic Therapy ... ) #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Empiric #Antibiotics ... #HAP #HCAP #HospitalAcquiredPneumonia
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
Recommendations for empirical ... IDSA #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
severe community-onset ... pneumonia Atypical ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #CAP #Antibiotics ... #Coverage #Management
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Pneumonia (CAP) ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #Antibiotics ... Treatment #Regimen #Management ... #Guidelines #pharmacology
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
(in community acquired ... pneumonia) is shown ... #Algorithm #CAP ... #Community #Acquired ... #Management #Deescalate
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
antibiotics used ... hospital For empiric ... ampicillin #management ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... #pharmacology
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
acquired pneumonia ... CRB65=0 7 days • Community ... acquired pneumonia ... #management #durations ... outpatient #treatment #pharmacology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... Diagnosis and Management ... RESPIRATORY 96.1% • Empiric ... antibiotic therapy