Clinical Summaries
These clinical summaries provide information to help manage common infectious conditions and antimicrobials for clinicians practising at Sinai Health.
These materials are intended for general clinical education and guidance. They are not a substitute for a clinician’s knowledge, skill or judgment in treating patients.
Some of the content in this section was created in collaboration with the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at University Health Network, or was developed during our collaboration as a joint program between 2009 and 2024.
Antimicrobial use
Immune reactions to penicillin‑family antibiotics.
A beta-lactam antibiotic, traditionally dosed at intermittent 30-minute infusions.
A beta-lactam antibiotic.
Central nervous system infections
Inflammation of the meninges.
Intra-abdominal infections
Sudden inflammation and infection of the appendix.
Inflammation and infection of small pouches in the colon wall.
An infection of the bile ducts or gallbladder.
Respiratory tract infections
Pneumonia acquired outside hospital settings.
Skin and soft tissue infections
A bacterial skin infection causing redness, swelling and warmth.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Infections of the urinary system.
An infection of reproductive organs.
A sexually transmitted bacterial infection causing genital discharge or painful urination.
A sexually transmitted bacterial infection causing pus-like discharge and genital pain.
A sexually transmitted bacterial infection that may start with painless sores and progress to rash or organ damage.