Microbiology

RNA Viruses

RNA Virus Table (+) Strand RNA  Picornavirus    Disease Treatment or Vaccine Poliovirus  Paralytic

Hepatitis E Virus

Snapshot A 28-year-old woman is brought by her husband to the emergency department with

Anti-Mycobacterial Drugs

Introduction Drugs rifamycins isoniazid pyrazinamide ethambutol dapsone clofazimine streptomycin Clinical use Classic Treatment Paradigm

Protease Inhibitors

Snapshot A 34-year-old man presents to the emergency room with acute epigastric pain. He

Poliovirus

 Snapshot A 3-year-old girl presents to a local hospital in rural Asia for sudden-onset

Fusion Inhibitors

Snapshot A 55-year-old man presents to the HIV clinic for a follow-up visit. He

Antibiotics

Overview by Mechanism Antibiotic Grouping by Mechanism Cell wall synthesis inhibitors PenicillinsCephalosporins VancomycinBeta-lactamase inhibitorsCarbepenemsAztreonamPolymycinBacitracin  

Salmonella typhi

Snapshot A 4-year-old girl presents to her pediatrician for diarrhea and fever. She recently

Coxsackievirus

Snapshot A 16-year-old boy presents to the emergency room for chest pain and shortness

Nocardia

Snapshot A 25-year-old woman with a history of HIV presents to the emergency room