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Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
IDSA #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Pathogens #Isolated #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... Empiric #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
Mild Acne Treatment - Comedones (black/whiteheads), +/- few pustules 
1. Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) 
2. Topical Retinoid
few pustules 1. ... BP + retinoid + antibiotic ... First line pharmacologic ... #Management #Comedones ... #Pharmacology #
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Consult ID if needed ... ampicillin #management ... #infectiousdisease ... #antibiotics ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infection. 
Use your local antimicrobial susceptibility data for selecting the best empiric treatment!
Antibiotics for ... #antibiogram #antibiotics ... antimicrobials #infectiousdiseases ... #management #pharmacology
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Difficile - Antibiotics ... Class Overview 1. ... second episode of mild-moderate ... Fidaxomicin (PO) #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... for first line antibiotics ... pneumonia and CRB65=1 ... #management #durations ... outpatient #treatment #pharmacology
Immune Reactions and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Glucocorticoids - Inhibition of cytokine synthesis, e.g., IL-1, IL-2
Muromonab-CD3 - Monoclonal antibody
Calcineurin
., IL-1, IL-2 Muromonab-CD3 ... Basiliximab - IL ... Suppression of IL ... Immunosuppressant #Drugs #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Old anti-parasitic ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... Virus #Antiviral #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung Abscess Management