Infectious Diseases Archives - Manual of Medicine

Drugs for Treating Mycobacterial Infections

Drugs used to treat infections with mycobacteria (tuberculosis,leprosy)

Post category:Infectious Diseases Pharmacology
Post published:September 7, 2021

The therapeutic principle applicable to both Tuberculosis and Leprosy is combined treatment with two or more drugs. Combination therapy prevents the emergence of resistant Mycobacteria and Mycobacterial Infections.

Sepsis Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis

Post category:Emergency and Acute Medicine Infectious Diseases
Post published:May 17, 2021

SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) is Inflammatory response to a non-infectious insult (pancreatitis, burn, surgery…)

Appropriate Antibiotics for Resistant Organisms

Post category:Infectious Diseases Pharmacology
Post published:March 25, 2021

Antibiotics are prescribed to ~15% of emergency department (ED) patients and are among the most frequently utilized medications in emergency medicine. Often, the emergency provider (EP) must make clinical decisions…

Embolic Complications of Infective Endocarditis

Post category:Infectious Diseases
Post published:March 22, 2021

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a bacterial or fungal infection of the heart valves or perivalvular structures and is a highly morbid condition associated with significant in-hospital mortality. The morbidity of…