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LYME DISEASE TREATMENT:

PROPHYLAXIS, EARLY LYME, EARLY DISSEMINATED LYME, LATE LYME, CHRONIC LYME 

#Management #Treatment #LymeDisease #Antibiotics
LYME DISEASE TREATMENT ... : PROPHYLAXIS, ... #Management #Treatment ... #LymeDisease #Antibiotics
Neisseira meningitidis - Treatment Principles
 • Prompt antibiotics — do not delay for LP!
 • 3rd-gen
meningitidis - Treatment ... Principles • Prompt antibiotics ... after effective antibiotics ... #meningitidis #Treatment ... #management #prophylaxis
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Azithromycin - Antibiotics ... Used for MAC treatment ... therapy) and for prophylaxis ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... choice, both for treatment ... and prophylaxis ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
recognition & treatment ... Broad-spectrum antibiotics ... DVT/stress ulcer prophylaxis
Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine 

#Surgical #Antibiotics #Prophylaxis #Surgery #Pharmacology #Management
Surgical Antibiotic ... Prophylaxis - ... #Surgical #Antibiotics ... #Prophylaxis #Surgery
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
improved outcomes 1) Antibiotics ... fluid opsonins Prophylaxis ... diagnosis #management #prophylaxis ... #treatment
Specific antibiotic in-hospital treatment for community-acquired bacterial meningitis

#bacterial #meningitis #management #antibiotics #therapy #treatment #table #duration #empiric
Specific antibiotic ... in-hospital treatment ... meningitis #management #antibiotics ... #therapy #treatment
Prophylaxis Against Opportunistic Infections in Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
#Pharm #Management #CD4Count #AIDS #HIV #Prophylaxis
Prophylaxis Against ... CD4Count #AIDS #HIV #Prophylaxis ... #Prophylactic #Prophylaxis ... #Antibiotics #Opportunistic
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Recent exposure to antibiotics ... after empirical antibiotic ... Secondary prophylaxis ... Short-term (< 7 days) antibiotic ... Primary prophylaxis