Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IDSA - Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy
Minimum frequency of sore throat episodes:
 β€’ Seven or more episodes
streptococcus Treatment ... β€’ Antibiotics ... episodes of throat infection ... Tonsillectomy #peds ... #pediatrics #idsa
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... treatment or those ... or those with clinical ... #cellulitis #idsa
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 β€’ Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
IDSA - Antimicrobial ... bid) Risk for antibiotic ... –24 h) Severe infection ... Rhinosinusitis #IDSA ... #peds #pediatrics
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - TableΒ 2. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... Clostridium difficile Infection ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Clostridium
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
upper respiratory infection ... Syndrome #SSSS #Clinical ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Dermatology
β€œStep by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... serious bacterial infections ... Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... HIV-AIDS Preventing Clinical ... Trypanosomiasis #IDSA ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
How to use C-reactive protein (CRP)- Review https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/19/archdischild-2018-315079

 - An CRP alone cannot be used to
As with any infection ... biomarker the clinical ... guide intial treatment ... VisualAbstract #Review #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... β€’ Use until clinical ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... can mimic common infections ... : β€’ Infection ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... #hematology