ID Board Review/Antimicrobial Therapy

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Antimicrobial therapies account for almost a tenth of the ABIM ID Certification exam.[1] 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.

Antibacterials[edit | edit source]

Antivirals (non-HIV)[edit | edit source]

See HIV Treatment Regimens for HAART

Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy & Pharmacology[edit | edit source]

  1. https://www.abim.org/Media/mucpauyz/infectious-disease.pdf