https://wikem.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Template%3AAppendicitis_Antibiotics%2Fen 2026-04-20T14:15:52Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.38.2 https://wikem.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Appendicitis_Antibiotics/en&diff=383836&oldid=prev 2026-01-23T11:01:31Z

<p>Updating to match new version of source page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;languages/&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;<br /> ''Coverage should extend to [[Special:MyLanguage/E. coli|E. coli]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Klebsiella|Klebsiella]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Proteus|Proteus]], and [[Special:MyLanguage/Bacteroides|Bacteroides]] (an anaerobe)''<br /> <br /> ====Adult Simple Appendicitis====<br /> <br /> ''Antibiotic prophylaxis should be coordinated with surgical consult''<br /> <br /> '''Options:'''<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Cefoxitin|Cefoxitin]] 2g IV q6 hours OR<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Cefotetan|Cefotetan]] 2g IV q12 hours OR<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Moxifloxacin|Moxifloxacin]] 400mg IV once daily OR<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Ertapenem|Ertapenem]] 1g IV once daily<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Pediatric Simple Appendicitis====<br /> <br /> '''Options:'''<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Cefoxitin|Cefoxitin]] 40mg/kg IV q6 hours<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Cefotetan|Cefotetan]] 40mg/kg IV q12 hours<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Gentamicin|Gentamicin]] 2.5mg/kg IV q8hrs + <br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Metronidazole|Metronidazole]] 7.5mg/kg IV 16hrs OR <br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Clindamycin|Clindamycin]] 10mg/kg IV q8hrs<br /> <br /> <br /> ====Complicated Appendicitis====<br /> <br /> ''Defined as perforation, abscess, or phlegmon''<br /> <br /> '''Options:'''<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Metronidazole|Metronidazole]] 500 mg IV q8hrs +<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Cefepime|Cefepime]] 50 mg/kg IV q12hrs OR<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Ciprofloxacin|Ciprofloxacin]] 400 mg IV q12hrs OR<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Levofloxacin|Levofloxacin]] 750 mg IV q24hrs OR<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Aztreonam|Aztreonam]] 30 mg/kg IV q8hrs<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Imipenem/Cilastatin|Imipenem/Cilastatin]] 25 mg/kg IV q6hrs (max 500mg)<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Meropenem|Meropenem]] 20 mg/kg IV q8hrs (max 1g)<br /> *[[Special:MyLanguage/Piperacillin/Tazobactam|Piperacillin/Tazobactam]] 100 mg/kg (max 4.5g) IV q8hrs<br /> ''Cautious use should be applied to use of [[Special:MyLanguage/fluoroquinolones|fluoroquinolones]] in complicated pediatric appendicitis due to the risk of tendon injury''</div>

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