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It seems I can never get around talking about staphylococcus aureus. I believe it was Paul Sax who mentioned that an infectious disease fellowship is essentially a staphylococcus fellowship, since you see all different types of complications. Many institutions have implemented automatic infectious disease consultation for anyone with staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), as it has
Vancomycin is the work-horse antibiotic every person reaches for. It is a glycopeptide that covers a wide range of gram positive bacteria, with its niche being in its coverage of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp. It is bacteriostatic, with dosing issues and highly nephrotoxic, however it is ubiquitous throughout any hospital in the United
PETs. We all love them. I have two of those, if the pictures in my “about me” page are any indication as well as the main pic of this post. This post will not cover our beloved (and sometimes only) friends. No, we will be talking about positron emission tomography, an imaging modality we usually
This and (likely) the next post are a product of questions I got asked. For instance, do you need anaerobic coverage for diabetic foot infections? Depends, but see later. What organisms do you need to cover for cellulitis in those who have had water exposure? Cephalexin and quinolones, with some exceptions. We will talk about
The hits keep coming and they don’t stop coming. I’ve had a bit of a lull lately, but am back to bring short, and hopefully, sweet post. Daptomycin has become a go-to antibiotic for MRSA infections, namely bacteremia, as organisms with resistance to vancomycin have risen in the past few years. The 2006 Fowler study
I recently wrote about the fact that all pneumonia are aspiration events. Depending on the colonization of the oropharynx and the volume of aspirate material plays a role in the development of subsequent disease. It stands to reason that, if we are able to figure out what is colonizing the oropharynx, we may be able
Look, I know I have talked a lot about staphylococcus but there is a ton of details that go into the therapeutic aspects of it. When it comes to staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, specifically MRSA, vancomycin is the first line therapy per the IDSA guidelines (1). I have discussed the issues with vancomycin dosing, and how
I absolutely love this song. I tried to learn how to play it on guitar, but I think you may need 7 strings for it, at least when I checked back in the day. This week we are adding to last week’s topic and talking about when and what type of echo to get. There
At any rate, at approximately one-quarter to twelve that night, I remember distinctly getting up from my chair and from the table, where my books lay, and taking off my suit coat. No sooner had I removed the left arm of my coat, than there was on the ventral aspect of my left wrist a
The use of rifampin for staphylococcal infections is a bit controversial. The recommendation seems to be its use on infections involving prosthetic material, such as prosthetic valve endocarditis or prosthetic joint infections. For instance, the AHA infective endocarditis (1) guidelines recommends the addition of rifampin to a regimen consisting of vancomycin to infectious caused by
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