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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) - CDC Guidelines

BIDMC Infectious Diseases Fellowship @BIDMC_IDFellows

#PostExposure #Prophylaxis #PEP #CDC #Guidelines #management #pharmacology
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis ... Guidelines BIDMC Infectious ... BIDMC_IDFellows #PostExposure ... #Prophylaxis #PEP ... CDC #Guidelines #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Enteric Infections ... Antimicrobial prophylaxis ... antimicrobial prophylaxis ... (TMP-SMX) for prophylaxis ... Prevention #Treatment #management
STI/STD Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Regimens
STI prophylaxis after Sexual Assault
 • Azithromycin 1g PO or doxycycline 100mg PO
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis ... Regimens STI prophylaxis ... x 7d - BIDMC Infectious ... BIDMC_IDFellows #STI #STD #PostExposure ... #management #PEP
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... Typhoid fever - Bacterial ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology #Management
Cerebral Toxoplasmosis 
- Most comrnon CNS infection in patients with AIDS 
who are not receiving appropriate
Most comrnon CNS infection ... receiving appropriate prophylaxis ... Clinical • ... • Seizure Management ... Diagnosis #Overview #Management
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
with suspected bacterial ... clinical status ... suspected source of bacterial ... infection (ex. ... #Management #BloodCultures
HIV PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) - Truvada 

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is available in the form of
(Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis ... meet with their clinician ... & side effect management ... tests include a bacterial ... Truvada #Monitoring #Management
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Pattern - Chest Radiology ... Opacities: • Infectious ... - Select Bacteria ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... pulmonary #CXR #clinical
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... fluid opsonins Prophylaxis ... ↓ rebleeding, infections ... SBP #diagnosis #management ... #prophylaxis #treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... CMV, HHV8,...), Bacteria ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management