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Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Antibiotic Stewardship ... Neutropenic Fever ... BradSpellberg #Shorter #Longer ... #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Trials Comparing Short- vs Longer-Course Antibiotics 
... Have Shown Short-Course is JUST AS EFFECTIVEI 
Source Editorial:
Comparing Short- vs Longer-Course ... Antibiotics .. ... #Course #Antibiotics ... #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
Antibiotic Stewardship ... 42d Neutropenic Fever ... BradSpellberg #Shorter #Longer ... #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... Parvovirus 819 / EBV ... WNV, Mycoplasma, Leptospirosis ... Secondary syphilis, EM ... Algorithm #Schema #InfectiousDiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
association • How long ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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with appropriate antimicrobial ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
night sweats, fever ... Treatment • IV antibiotics ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... of appropriate antimicrobial ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever ... virus, Yellow fever ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... Ixodes scapularis), Lone ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever ... virus, Yellow fever ... Leptospira interrogans (leptospirosis ... Ixodes scapularis), Lone ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases