Mensa Guide
Updated Antimicrobial Therapy
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Mensa Guide is a comprehensive antimicrobial reference designed to support optimal therapeutic decision-making in infectious diseases. Content is structured for rapid access to key information, while allowing seamless exploration of additional details through inline notes.
• Tap on any word in the text to navigate to another entry, check abbreviations, view explanatory notes, open clinical calculators, or access bibliographic references.
• Search directly from almost all screens using clinically relevant criteria, or use full-text search for more specific queries.
• Filter and explore more than 800 pathogens according to microbiological and clinical characteristics.
• Use built-in calculators to estimate serum antibiotic concentrations, glomerular filtration rate, and many more additional clinical parameters and validated scores.
• Rely on continuously updated content, regularly reviewed to reflect evolving resistance patterns, emerging pathogens and antimicrobials, epidemiological trends, and new evidence or treatment guidelines published in leading medical journals.
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more Changes in colistin, linezolid, vancomycin. Bacillus anthracis, Escherichia spp, Listeria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Trichophyton; EBOV, HIV, VZV. β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. Infections during CAR T-cell therapy. Necrotizing pneumonia. Neutropenic fever. Pneumonia. Sepsis and septic shock. CMV prophylaxis. HIV infection prophylaxis. Infections in neutropenic patients (prevention). Tuberculosis prevention.
26.34 4 days ago
Changes in amoxicillin, cefiderocol, dalbavancin, gepotidacin, isavuconazole, linezolid, quinolones, sulopenem, terbinafine, vancomycin, voriconazole. Acinetobacter, Escherichia coli, Helicobacter, Klebsiella, Leptospira, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas; Talaromyces. Anaerobic infection. β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. Hemolytic uremic syndrome. Pneumonia. Staphylococcus aureus (chemoprophylaxis in asymptomatic carriers).
26.33 15 Aug
• Added islatravir to Antimicrobials.
• Changes in oritavancin, piperacillin/tazobactam, posaconazole, tebipenem, voriconazole. Acinetobacter, Clostridioides difficile, Clostridium tetani, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Stenotrophomonas, Trueperella; Candida, Mucor; Trypanosoma cruzi. β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. Chorioamnionitis. Cystitis. Exacerbations of COPD. Healthcare-associated meningitis and ventriculitis. Infections in patients with major burns. Infectious diarrhea. Infective endocarditis. Pyelonephritis.
26.32 8 Aug
Changes in cefazolin, eravacycline, meropenem, rezafungin, sulbactam/durlobactam. Borrelia burgdorferi, Enterococcus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Medicopsis romeroi, Pneumocystis jirovecii; BRPV, HCV, SFTSV, TBEV, VZV. Allergy to antibiotics. Biomarkers of inflammation/infection. Fever and rhabdomyolysis. Healthcare-associated meningitis and ventriculitis. Prosthetic joint infection. Sepsis and septic shock. Skin, subcutaneous tissue, and fascia infections. STD prevention. Surgical site infection prophylaxis.
26.31 2 Aug
Changes in dolutegravir, linezolid, oritavancin. Burkholderia pseudomallei, Clostridioides difficile, Clostridium spp, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus spp, Peribacillus, Staphylococcus aureus, Treponema pallidum; Candida; JCPyV, measles, Orthohantavirus. Fever of unknown origin in immunocompetent patients. Infective endocarditis. Postoperative fever. Skin, subcutaneous tissue, and fascia infections. Toxic shock syndrome. Vascular graft or endograft infection. CDI prevention.
26.30 26 Jul
Changes in cefepime, olorofim, tedizolid, temocillin, tenofovir. Actinomyces, Bartonella, Campylobacter, Clostridioides difficile, Cutibacterium, NTM, Streptococcus other spp; Aspergillus, Candida; CHIKV, HCV, hMPV, influenza; Plasmodium falciparum. Appendicitis. Fever of unknown origin in immunocompetent patients. Odontogenic infections and periodontal disease. Viral hemorrhagic fevers. Surgical site infection prevention.
26.29 18 Jul
Changes in azithromycin, aztreonam, cefazolin, cefepime/enmetazobactam, ceftazidime, ceftibuten, cloxacillin, daptomycin, letermovir, linezolid, minocycline. Acinetobacter, Elizabethkingia, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes; Aspergillus; YEZV; free-living amoebae. β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. Biomarkers of inflammation/infection. Infective endocarditis. Osteomyelitis. Pneumonia. Prosthetic joint infection. Sepsis and septic shock. Chronic bronchitis, COPD (prevention of exacerbations).
26.28 11 Jul
Changes in azithromycin, molnupiravir, piperacillin/tazobactam, zoliflodacin. Burkholderia pseudomallei, Mycobacterium avium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, NTM, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rickettsia prowazekii, Tropheryma whipplei; Candida, Lacazia loboi; enterovirus, HBV, influenza, Orthonairovirus, RSV, SARS-CoV-2, VZV. Bacterial prostatitis. Cystitis. Neutropenic fever. Osteomyelitis. Prosthetic joint infection. Sepsis and septic shock. Infections in SOT recipients (prevention).
26.27 4 Jul
Changes in benzylpenicillin, cefazolin, eravacycline, gepotidacin, imipenem/relebactam, liposomal amphotericin B, posaconazole, remdesivir, ribavirin, tafenoquine, temocillin. Acinetobacter, Clostridioides difficile, Enterobacter, Fusobacterium, Klebsiella, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus, Stenotrophomonas; Pneumocystis jirovecii, Trichophyton; HPIV, MARV; Blastocystis. Abscesses (intra-abdominal, anorectal, and prostatic). β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. Pneumonia. Pyelonephritis. Infections associated with immunosuppressive therapies (prophylaxis). Prophylaxis of invasive fungal disease in onco-hematologic patients.
26.26 27 Jun
Minor bug fixes, including a correction to the MAGIC criteria evaluation.
26.25.1 20 Jun
• Added MAGIC criteria for VGEI to Utilities.
• Changes in amoxicillin, bedaquiline, colistin, dalbavancin, fluconazole, levofloxacin, olorofim, voriconazole, zanamivir. Acinetobacter, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Clostridium spp, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Stenotrophomonas, Streptococcus gallolyticus, Treponema pallidum; Lomentospora, Mucor, Scedosporium; HHV-6, influenza, OROV. β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. Biomarkers of inflammation/infection. Sepsis and septic shock. Infections in neutropenic patients (prevention). Influenza vaccination. Surgical site infection prevention. Venous catheter infection prevention.
26.25 19 Jun
• Added bepirovirsen and cefepime/zidebactam to Antimicrobials.
• Changes in fosmanogepix, ibrexafungerp, maribavir, olorofim, and ECOFF values (aztreonam/avibactam). Sphingomonas, Stenotrophomonas; Aspergillus, Candida; CMV, Ebola, EBV, HBV, MPXV; Plasmodium falciparum. Infections in patients with liver cirrhosis. Pneumonia. Prosthetic joint infection. Asymptomatic bacteriuria (UTI prevention). RSV vaccination. Venous catheter infection (prevention).
26.24 13 Jun
• Added a PaO₂ estimation calculator (from SpO₂).
• Changes in cefiderocol, ceftriaxone, dalbavancin, eravacycline, isoniazid, tigecycline. Enterococcus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jirovecii; CMV, SARS-CoV-2; Babesia. Prosthetic joint infection. Viral hemorrhagic fevers. CMV prophylaxis. HPV vaccination. RSV vaccination. Shingles (herpes zoster) vaccination. Surgical site infection prophylaxis. Toxoplasma gondii (prevention in hematologic patients).
26.23 6 Jun
• Added a new entry on infections in patients with major burns (under Syndromes).
• Changes in bictegravir, cabotegravir, cefiderocol, ensitrelvir, ertapenem, nitrofurantoin, pristinamycin, zoliflodacin. Chlamydia psittaci, Mycobacterium xenopi, Mycoplasma genitalium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Diutina, Purpureocillium; CMV, JCPyV, KFDV, RSV, SARS-CoV-2; Echinococcus granulosus, Leishmania. Biomarkers of inflammation/infection. Infections during CAR T-cell therapy. Pneumonia. CMV prophylaxis. RSV prevention. RSV vaccination. Tuberculosis prevention.
26.22 30 May
• Added Dermatophilus congolensis (under Pathogens).
• Changes in azithromycin, aztreonam/avibactam, cefepime/taniborbactam, cefiderocol, colistin, isoniazid. Enterobacter, Mycobacterium chelonae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella, Streptococcus pneumoniae; CMV, EBOV, Mpox, SARS-CoV-2. Encephalitis. Exacerbations of COPD. Facial palsy. Peritonitis. Treatment of β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections.
26.21 25 May
Changes in amphotericin B deoxycholate, bictegravir, daptomycin, tecovirimat. Butyricimonas, CoNS, Escherichia coli, Gardnerella, Haemophilus influenzae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Shewanella, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae; Arthrographis kalrae, Candida, Trichophyton; LASV, MPXV, SARS-CoV-2, WNV; Sarcoptes scabiei, Schistosoma. Acute meningitis. β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. Infective endocarditis. Infections of the eyelid. Sepsis and septic shock. Infections in solid organ transplant recipients (prevention). Influenza vaccination. RSV prevention.
26.20 16 May
Changes in anidulafungin, bedaquiline, ganciclovir, imipenem/relebactam, micafungin, omadacycline, pretomanid, voriconazole. Clostridioides dificile, CoNS, Gordonia, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Paenibacillus, Staphylococcus aureus; Aspergillus, Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii; HIV, Orthohantavirus, RSV, YFV. Brain abscess. Infections of the spine. Respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis. Sepsis and septic shock. Sinusitis. Recurrent urinary tract infection. Surgical site infection (prophylaxis).
26.19 10 May
Changes in cefiderocol, colistin, gepotidacin, imipenem/relebactam, lenacapavir, olorofim. Bacteroides, Citrobacter, Enterococcus, Providencia, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae; Candida; dengue, NiV, rhinovirus, RSV, SARS-CoV-2. Guillain-Barré syndrome. Pleural effusion of infectious origin. Sepsis and septic shock. Malaria (prevention). Surgical site infection (prevention).
26.18 3 May
• Added the DENOVi score (E. faecalis bacteremia).
• Changes in amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, cabotegravir, imipenem/relebactam, isavuconazole, linezolid, meropenem/vaborbactam, posaconazole, sulbactam/durlobactam, voriconazole. Clostridioides difficile, Enterococcus, Escherichia coli, Leptospira, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptobacillus moniliformis; Aspergillus, Sporothrix; influenza; Plasmodium falciparum. Cervicitis. Exacerbations of COPD. Prosthetic joint infection. Treatment of β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. COVID-19 vaccination. Influenza (chemoprophylaxis). Infections in solid organ transplant recipients (prevention).
26.17 26 Apr
Changes in amoxicillin/clavulanate, amphotericin B (liposomal and deoxycholate), cabotegravir, ceftazidime/avibactam, posaconazole, quinolones, rilpivirine. Klebsiella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Aspergillus, Candida, Cryptococcus neoformans; Trypanosoma cruzi. Bacterial prostatitis. Cystitis. Infective endocarditis. Osteomyelitis. Prosthetic joint infection. Skin, subcutaneous tissue, and fascia infections. Toxic shock syndrome. Chikungunya vaccination. Dengue vaccination. Human papillomavirus vaccination. Infections in neutropenic patients (prevention). Pertussis prevention. Pertussis vaccination. RSV vaccination.
26.16 20 Apr
Changes in aztreonam/avibactam, bedaquiline, clofazimine, contezolid, dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine, glycopeptides, linezolid, meropenem/vaborbactam, molnupiravir, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, penicillins, rifabutin. Acinetobacter, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Candida; influenza, MPXV, norovirus. β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. Infective endocarditis. Pneumonia. Sepsis and septic shock. Influenza vaccination. Recurrent urinary tract infection. Staphylococcus aureus (chemoprophylaxis in asymptomatic carriers). Venous catheter infection (prevention).
26.15 12 Apr
Changes in cefepime, dalbavancin, daptomycin, doxycycline, eravacycline, isavuconazole, linezolid, quinolones. Acinetobacter, Anaplasma, Bacillus spp, Bartonella, Borrelia burgdorferi, Corynebacterium, Mycoplasma spp, Stenotrophomonas, Treponema pallidum; Aspergillus, Candida, Coccidioides, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Rasamsonia; EBV, HBV, YFV. Brain abscess. Infectious endocarditis. Pancreatic infections. Lyme disease prevention.
26.14 5 Apr
Changes in ciprofloxacin, daptomycin, gepotidacin, oritavancin, quinolones, zoliflodacin. Helicobacter, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Aspergillus, Schizophyllum; influenza. Infective endocarditis. Pleural effusion of infectious origin. Prosthetic joint infection. Sepsis and septic shock. Sinusitis. Toxic shock syndrome. Urethritis. Chikungunya vaccination. Infections associated with immunosuppressive therapies (prophylaxis). Infective endocarditis (prophylaxis). Staphylococcus aureus (chemoprophylaxis in asymptomatic carriers). Surgical site infection prevention.
26.13 29 Mar
Changes in dalbavancin. BCG, Clostridioides difficile, Enterococcus, Fusobacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitidis, Roseomonas, Staphylococcus aureus; Candida; Trypanosoma cruzi. Biomarkers of inflammation/infection. Neutropenic enterocolitis. Pneumonia. Sepsis and septic shock. Vaginitis. Meningococcal meningitis (prevention). Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis. Surgical site infection (prophylaxis). Tuberculosis prevention.
26.12 23 Mar
• Inclusion of the tetanus severity score (TSS).
• Changes in carbapenems, cefepime, cefepime/enmetazobactam, faropenem, fostemsavir, gepotidacin, omadacycline, penicillins. Acinetobacter, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacteroides chelonae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae; Aspergillus, Candida, Cryptococcus neoformans, Mucor, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Trichophyton; HSV-1, SARS-CoV-2. Encephalitis. Infectious arthritis. Intravenous catheter infection. Neutropenic fever and in HSCT recipients. Pneumonia. Sepsis and septic shock. COVID-19 vaccination. Prophylaxis of invasive fungal disease. RSV vaccination. VEXAS syndrome (infection prevention).
26.11 14 Mar
Changes in colistin, linezolid, vancomycin. Bacillus anthracis, Escherichia spp, Listeria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Trichophyton; EBOV, HIV, VZV. β-lactam-resistant Enterobacterales infections. Infections during CAR T-cell therapy. Necrotizing pneumonia. Neutropenic fever. Pneumonia. Sepsis and septic shock. CMV prophylaxis. HIV infection prophylaxis. Infections in neutropenic patients (prevention). Tuberculosis prevention.
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