Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
Clostridium Dificile ... Risk by Antibiotic ... #CDifficile #Infection ... #Clindamycin #Clostridium ... #Table #Comparison
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antifungal Polyenes ... Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics ... severe fungal infections ... 2nd-line for candida infections ... #Review #Overview
IDSA Treatment of Necrotizing Infections of the Skin, Fascia, and Muscle
 β€’ Mixed infections
 β€’ Streptococcus
Necrotizing Infections ... Muscle β€’ Mixed infections ... Staphylococcus aureus β€’ Clostridium ... #Necrotizing #Infections ... #management #antibiotics
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Difficile - Antibiotics ... mild-moderate C.difficile infection ... severe C.diff infection ... #Review #Overview ... #CDifficile #Clostridium
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 β€’ Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: β€’ Non-Infectious ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Predisposition to Infections ... rxn), Secondary infection ... 19 β€’ Unrelated Infection
IDSA Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults
Source: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix1085

#Management #Clostridium #CDifficile #IDSA2017 #Guidelines
Recommendations for the Treatment ... of Clostridium ... difficile Infection ... #Management #Clostridium
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 ... #Review #Overview ... #Flutycosine #Antifungal
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Specific Antibiotics - Class Overview

1. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) (PO)
2. Fosfomycin (PO)
3. Methenamine (PO)

#Pharmacology
Urinary Tract Infection ... (UTI) Specific Antibiotics ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview ... #UrinaryTract #Infection
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... Severe infection ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... have failed oral antibiotic ... treatment or those
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antifungal Echinocandins ... - Antibiotics ... severe Candida infections ... for Aspergillus infections ... #Review #Overview