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Clinical Condition
Meningitis
Respiratory
Endocarditis
Intra-abdominal
Urinary Tract Infection
Skin and Soft tissue
Skeletal (Bone & Joints)
Bacteremia and Undifferentiated
Microbiology
Gram positive cocci
Gram negative bacilli
Antibiotics
Penicillin
Ampicillin
Oxacillin
Cefazolin
Cefuroxime
Ceftriaxone
Ceftazidime
Imipenem
Meropenem
Piperacillin-Tazobactam
Ticarcillin-Clavulanic acid
Trimethroprim/Sulfamethoxazole
Ciprofloxacin
Levofloxacin
Gentamicin
High Level Gentamicin
High Level Streptomycin
Tobramycin
Tetracycline
Erythromycin
Clindamycin
Nitrofurantoin
Location
Sinusitis
Sinusitis
Bottom Line
Nosocomial sinusitis is associated with nasogastric tubes/intubation.
Second line therapy includes amoxicillin/clavulanic acid or a fluoroquinolone;
however it is not indicated as first line therapy as
rates of resistance of
S. pneumoniae
and
H. influenzae
are low at KGH.
Empiric Therapy
Amoxicillin
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