ID Board Review/Antimicrobial Therapy

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

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