Please choose one of the following topics and write a detailed response. This as
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Question
Please choose one of the following topics and write a detailed response. This assignment is worth 50 total points. Your response should be at least 15 sentences long (40 points). Spelling and grammar are worth 10 points, so take your time while composing your answer to ONE of these topics. Websites are purposefully NOT included; you need to find them on your own. If you need help navigating to an appropriate website contact your instructor.
With so many antibiotics available and thousands and thousands of drug studies published, it's difficult to know what antibiotics to use. This is where practice guidelines come in handy. Practice guidelines are published by medical societies who specialize in treating a specific type of disease. Locate the Infectious Disease Society of America's practice guidelines and give a FIRST LINE antibiotic to treat each of these three infections: Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Uncomplicated Cystitis, and Bacterial Meningitis in a 45-year-old otherwise healthy adult.
Explanation / Answer
Guidelines for treating Community-Acquired Pneumonia:
IDSA Guidelines for treating Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis:
IDSA Guidelines for treating Bacterial Meningitis: