empiric therapy — administration of therapy when there are signs and symptoms of infection but the specific disease causing agent has not yet been proven by a test … Medical dictionary
Meningitis — Classification and external resources Meninges of the central nervous system: dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater. ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
Ventilator-associated pneumonia — (VAP) is a sub type of hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) which occurs in people who are on mechanical ventilation through an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube for at least 48 hours. VAP is a medical condition that results from infection which… … Wikipedia
Community-acquired pneumonia — (CAP) is a term used to describe one of several diseases in which individuals who have not recently been hospitalized develop an infection of the lungs (pneumonia). CAP is a common illness and can affect people of all ages. CAP often causes… … Wikipedia
Chlamydia pneumoniae — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Chlamydia pneumoniae regnum = Bacteria phylum = Chlamydiae ordo = Chlamydiales familia = Chlamydiaceae genus = Chlamydia species = C. pneumoniae Chlamydia pneumoniae is a species of chlamydiae bacteria that… … Wikipedia
Acute lung injury — (ALI) is a diffuse heterogeneous lung injury characterized by hypoxemia, non cardiogenic pulmonary edema, low lung compliance and widespread capillary leakage. ALI is caused by any stimulus of local or systemic inflammation, principally sepsis.… … Wikipedia
Broad-spectrum antibiotic — The term broad spectrum antibiotic refers to an antibiotic with activity against a wide range of disease causing bacteria. It is also means that it acts against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. This is in contrast to a narrow… … Wikipedia
Aminoglycoside — An aminoglycoside is a molecule composed of a sugar group and an amino group. [MeshName|Aminoglycosides] Several aminoglycosides function as antibiotics that are effective against certain types of bacteria. They include amikacin, gentamicin,… … Wikipedia
Amikacin — drugbox IUPAC name = (2 S ) 4 amino N [(2 S ,3 S ,4 R ,5 S ) 5 amino 2 [(2 S ,3 R ,4 S ,5 S ,6 R ) 4 amino 3,5 dihydroxy 6 (hydroxymethyl)oxan 2 yl] oxy 4 [(2 R ,3 R , 4 S ,5 R ,6 R ) 6 (aminomethyl) 3,4,5 trihydroxy oxan 2 yl] oxy 3 hydroxy… … Wikipedia
Ampicillin/sulbactam — Drugbox type = combo component1 = Ampicillin class1 = Penicillin antibiotic component2 = Sulbactam class2 = Beta lactamase inhibitor CAS number = ATC prefix = J01 ATC suffix = CR01 PubChem = 656676 DrugBank = pregnancy AU = pregnancy US =… … Wikipedia
