ID Board Review/Antimicrobial Therapy

Antimicrobial therapies account for almost a tenth of the ABIM ID Certification exam. In addition to knowing the appropriate drug for the appropriate bug, physicians should expect questions on drug susceptibility testing/resistance drug pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion), appropriate dosing, drug-drug interactions, and adverse effects/toxicities.

Antivirals (non-HIV)

See HIV Treatment Regimens for HAART

Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy & Pharmacology

• Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT)
• Susceptibility testing
• Drug resistance
• ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) Tables
• Dosing Tables
• Drug interactions Tables
• Toxicities Tables