Empiric Antifungals in the ICU
presents with perforated diverticulitis and is started on empiric antibiotics and taken to surgery. After surgery, she is hemodynamically stable and in the ICU. Should…
Infectious Diseases Cases
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Anaerobes in Diabetic Foot Infections
has a diabetic foot infection and is started on empiric ceftriaxone and vancomycin. The wound is without necrosis or gas formation and there are no…
Adjust Your Adjustments: Considerations for Delayed Antibiotic Renal Dose Adjustments
A 48-year-old male presents with septic shock due to perforated diverticulitis. His eCrCL on admission is 32 ml/min whereas last month at an outpatient checkup…
Cultures and Next-Generation Sequencing
A 57-year-old male with a recent hospitalization 1 month ago for pneumonia presents with fevers, and hypotension. Should next-generation sequencing (NGS) be ordered alongside blood…
Anaerobes in Biliary Tract Infections
A 45-year-old male with an unremarkable past medical history is started on empiric ceftriaxone monotherapy for suspected cholecystitis. Should metronidazole be added? How did others…