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===Brain abscess=== | ===Brain abscess=== | ||
* Brain abscess, bacterial | * Brain abscess, bacterial<ref>{{cite book | last = Bennett | first = John | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases | publisher = Elsevier/Saunders | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-1455748013 }}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 1 June 2015
Epidural abscess
- Spinal epidural abscess[1]
- Empiric antimicrobial therapy
- Preferred regimen: Vancomycin 15 mg/kg IV q12h for 6 weeks AND Ceftriaxone 2 g Iv q24h for 6 weeks
- Note (1): Decompressive laminectomy in conjunction with long-term antibiotic therapy tailored to culture results is required.
- Note (2): For critically ill patients, a vancomycin loading dose of 20–25 mg/kg may be considered.
- Culture-directed antimicrobial therapy
- Penicillin-susceptible strain
- Preferred regimen: Penicillin G 4 MU IV q4h for 6 weeks
- Oxacillin-susceptible strain
- Preferred regimen: Oxacillin 2 g IV q4h for 6 weeks
Brain abscess
- Brain abscess, bacterial[2]
- Brain abscess, tuberculous
- Brain abscess, fungal
References
- ↑ Kasper, Dennis (2015). Harrison's principles of internal medicine. New York: McGraw Hill Education. ISBN 978-0071802154.
- ↑ Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 978-1455748013.