Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 β€’ Mixed infections
 β€’ Streptococcus
IDSA Treatment of ... Necrotizing Infections ... Muscle β€’ Mixed infections ... #Necrotizing #Infections ... #antibiotics #pharmacology
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antifungal Polyenes ... severe fungal infections ... 2nd-line for candida infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
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 Suggested Empiric Antibiotic Regimens Based on Clinical Severity for Diabetic Foot Infections
Mild (usually treated with
IDSA Suggested Empiric ... Based on Clinical ... Diabetic Foot Infections ... Diabetic #Foot #Infections ... #pharmacology #
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
severe fungal infections ... severe candidal infections ... urinary tract infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
severe Candida infections ... usually works clinically ... for Aspergillus infections ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology ... #Antibiotics #Review
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
serious bacterial infection ... As with any infection ... serious bacterial infection ... invasive bacterial infections ... for bacterial infection
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - TableΒ 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Potential Treatment ... Clostridium difficile infection ... Episode #Pharmacology ... IDSA2017 #Adjunct #Antibiotics
IDSA - Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy
Minimum frequency of sore throat episodes:
 β€’ Seven or more episodes
IDSA - Paradise ... streptococcus Treatment ... β€’ Antibiotics ... episodes of throat infection ... Tonsillectomy #peds #pediatrics
IDSA - Diabetic Foot Infections - Suggested Route, Setting, and Duration of Antibiotic Therapy, by Clinical
IDSA - Diabetic ... Foot Infections ... Therapy, by Clinical ... Diabetic #Foot #Infections ... #pharmacology #