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Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... Intraabdominal Infection ... intra-abdominal infections ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... erysipelas with no focus ... have failed oral antibiotic ... SSTIs #Algorithm #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
Penicillium marneffei Infections ... or stay for a long ... Treating Acute Infection ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... define the type of infection ... ampicillin #management ... #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections

Epidemiology
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment Algorithm
Suppression and Prophylaxis

By Tina Hang, MD @TinaPhamHang via
Prevention, Diagnosis ... Clostridioides difficile Infections ... clostridium #cdiff #Infections ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Primary site of infection ... 9%, up to 20% lung ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... interstitial diffuse infections ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable ... #ultrasound
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... Abscess Management ... : • Antibiotics ... differential #causes #management
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... Prosthetic Joint Infection ... sx of relapsed infection ... Prosthetic #Joint #Infection ... #Debridement #Management
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... ultrasound - ... stage and in mild infection ... GrauSegura #COVID19 #Lung ... #ultrasound #POCUS