Week 24: Microbiology

Things to consider

• The bugs: Bacteria, viruses, fungii, parasites (prions?)

• The drugs: Antimicrobials and adjuncts

• The tests: Cultures, CRP, PCT, PCR, etc

• The ward round: Monitoring, escalating/deescalation of antibiotics

Resources

Bugs:

• Infections and antibiotic resistance in critical care (UpToDate)

• Critical care microbiology, common critical care associated infections, and VAP (ATOTW)

• Fungal infections in the critically ill (BJAEd, Drs Beed and Sherman)

Drugs:

• Principles of antibiotic therapy (BJAEd)

• Antibiotic stewardship in critical care (BJAEd, Drs Johnson and Banks)

• Antibiotic prescribing (Anaesthesia UK)

• Microbiology for anaesthetists: Antibiotics and antivirals (ATOTW)

• Antibiotics in critical care (ATOTW)

• Quick ref: Antibiotic susceptibilities in critical care (Wellington ICU)

• Quick ref: Classification of antibiotics (Anaesthesia UK) and mindmap of activities (FRCA Mindmaps)

• Is beta-lactam allergy real? (IBCC)

Everything else:

• CRP vs PCT

• A basic guide to real time PCR

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