Bacterial infections

Use at a glance

• Treat only when bacterial infection is likely/confirmed

Safety / pitfalls

• Obtain cultures before antibiotics when this will not delay care

Practical pearls

• Site + severity determine empiric spectrum
• Source control is essential for abscess/obstruction/device disease

Choosing treatment

• Narrow therapy when microbiology permits

Other practical pearls

• Shortest effective duration reduces toxicity/resistance

Self-check

• What is often the decisive treatment in Bacterial infections?
  Source control.
• Which cases of Bacterial infections generally require treatment?
  when bacterial infection is likely/confirmed.

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