Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 • Mixed infections
 • Streptococcus
IDSA Treatment of ... of the Skin, Fascia ... #fasciitis #Skin ... #IDSA #Treatment ... #management #antibiotics
IDSA - Antimicrobial Therapy for Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
 • Impetigo (Staphylococcus
Streptococcal Skin ... infections # ... Skin #SoftTissue ... Streptococcal #Antibiotics ... #management #treatment
Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
Dificile Risk by Antibiotic ... community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic ... #CDifficile #Infection ... #Antibiotics #Association ... Clostridium #Table #Comparison
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Management of Purulent skin ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... have failed oral antibiotic ... treatment or those ... such as bullae, skin
Daptomycin  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic – forms transmembrane channels and depolarizes cells.
Daptomycin - Antibiotics ... Mechanism: Lipopeptide antibiotic ... for: complicated skin ... /soft tissue infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream infection ... of metastatic infection ... of metastatic infection ... of metastatic infection ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment
Antibiotics for Cellulitis

 • Treatment duration
 • When to give antibiotics for abscesses
 • When to
Antibiotics for ... Cellulitis • Treatment ... • When to give antibiotics ... #Treatment #Management ... #Skin #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... : • Antibiotic: ... • Secondary to Treatment ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antibiotic
Carbapenems - Antibiotics Class Overview

Imipenem/Cilastin, Meropenem, Ertapenem, Doripenem 

Spectrum: Broadest spectrum antibiotics, cover Gram positive, Gram
Carbapenems - Antibiotics ... Broadest spectrum antibiotics ... : many serious infections ... intraabdominal infections ... , complicated skin
Linezolid (Zyvox) (PO and IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Oxazolidinone class –unique ribosomal inhibitor (acts on
(PO and IV) - Antibiotics ... Used for: skin/ ... soft titssue infections ... suspected MRSA, VRE infections ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics