Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection
LOPINAVIR / RITONAVIR
INTERFERON Beta-I
REMDESIVIR
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
TOCILIZUMAB

Piotr Okupski @PiotrOkupski - Original Infographic
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... of COVID-19 Infection ... #Medications #Treatment ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology
IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 β€’ Mixed infections
 β€’ Streptococcus
IDSA Treatment of ... Necrotizing Infections ... fasciitis #Skin #IDSA #Treatment ... #management #antibiotics ... #pharmacology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 β€’ Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... : β€’ Antibiotic: ... β€’ Secondary to Treatment ... Difficile, COVID
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... of COVID-19 Infection ... HCQ treatment would ... of short term treatment ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
diverticulitis) Treatment ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... peritonitis β€’ Fungal/mycobacterial ... use, fungal or mycobacterial ... β€’ Prophylactic antibiotics
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - TableΒ 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
Potential Treatment ... Agents for Treatment ... Clostridium difficile infection ... Episode #Pharmacology ... IDSA2017 #Adjunct #Antibiotics
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

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

Spectrum: Wide
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics ... choice, both for treatment ... Nocardiosis, Listeria infections ... patients, Salmonella infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium ... Tuberculosis Infection ... a person with infectious ... #LTBI #Mycobacterium ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium ... which may include mycobacterial ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
documenting successful treatment ... compared to other antibiotic ... in clinical CNS infections ... of CNS infections ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology