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GeneralAntibiogram Template chart (excel sheet)
Antibiogram template chart in Excel: what a hospital antibiogram is and how to summarise local antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens to antibiotics.
Jun 6, 2020
Drug factsAntibiotic Spectrum Chart
Antibiotic Spectrum Chart – Coverage for most antibiotics by class As we know, bacteria are classified according to gram stain to positive or negative. Using the right antibiotic when necessary is crucial to avoid using broad spectrum antibiotic so we have to know the coverage criteria for each antibiotic before utilizing it to the patient,…
Sep 15, 2017
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How antibiotic resistance develops – infographs
A lot of people including few or more of healthcare professional don’t know how antibiotic resistance is developed or they don’t recognize the real risk of their contribution in antibiotic resistance either by overusing certain classes of antimicrobial all the time which is known as “Selective pressure” or abusing antibiotics when there is no real…
May 6, 2017
DiseasesWhat are ESKAPE pathogens
MDR (multi-drug resistance pathogens) are a global problem and hospital wide resistance pathogens is a growing concern and there is a greater risk for nosocomial infection by such pathogens so what are ESKAPE pathogens? E : Enterococcus Faecium It is a gram positive bacteria, related to genus Enterococcus. VRE is the Vancomycin Resistance Enterococcus and…
May 6, 2017
Drug facts170 facts that should be known about Antibiotics
Whether you are a pharmacist, ID specialist, microbiologist, pharmacy student or anyone who is interested or reviewing antibiotics I will put here the MUST know tips, facts and notes about Antibiotics. You can use these facts for fast reviewing antibiotics, they cover almost every single antibiotic class with very important notes and tips that should…
Apr 15, 2017
GeneralMalaria Treatment infographic
Infographic with 3 heads for treatment of Malaria : ACT : Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy. ( Artemisinin Developed resistance ) ITN : Insecticide Treated Bed Net. IRS : Indoor Residual Spraying. More about Malaria, click here.
Mar 16, 2015
- General
Anti-malarial drug resistance has been detected in Asia
Malaria is a disease caused by a plasmodium, spread through the bite of carrier mosquitoes , artemisinin is a drug used in combination with other drugs has demonstrated ability to reduce the number of plasmodium parasites in the blood of the infected person. In Asia , reports of artemisinin resistance have been discovered according…
Feb 20, 2015