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==Hospitalized adults pending identification of causative organism==
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!scope="col" |'''Suspected Clinical Diagnosis'''
!scope="col" | '''Likely Etiologic Diagnosis'''
!scope="col" | '''Drugs of Choice'''
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| Meningitis, bacterial, community-acquired<sup>6</sup>
| Pneumococcus<sup>1</sup>, meningococcus
| Cefotaxime<sup>2</sup>, 2–3 g IV every 6 hours; '''or''' [[ceftriaxone]], 2 g IV every 12 hours plus vancomycin, 10 mg/kg IV every 8 hours
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| Meningitis, bacterial, age &gt; 50, community-acquired<sup>6</sup>
| Pneumococcus, meningococcus, ''Listeria monocytogenes''<sup>3</sup>, gram-negative bacilli
| Ampicillin, 2 g IV every 4 hours, plus Cefotaxime or [[ceftriaxone]] and vancomycin
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| Meningitis, postoperative (or posttraumatic)<sup>6</sup>
| ''S aureus,'' gram-negative bacilli (pneumococcus, in posttraumatic)<br>
| Vancomycin, 10 mg/kg IV every 8 hours, plus ceftazidime, 3 g IV every 8 hours
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| Brain abscess
| Mixed anaerobes, pneumococci, streptococci
| Penicillin G, 4 million units IV every 4 hours, plus metronidazole, 500 mg orally every 8 hours; '''or''' Cefotaxime or [[ceftriaxone]] plus metronidazole, 500 mg orally every 8 hours
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| Pneumonia, acute, community-acquired, severe
| Pneumococci, ''M pneumoniae, ''''Legionella'''', C pneumoniae''<br>
| Doxycycline, 100 mg IV or orally every 12 hours (or azithromycin), plus Cefotaxime, 2 g IV every 8 hours (or [[ceftriaxone]], 1 g IV every 24 hours); '''or''' a fluoroquinolone<sup>5</sup> alone
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| Pneumonia, postoperative or nosocomial
| ''S aureus,'' mixed anaerobes, gram-negative bacilli<br>
| Cefapime, 2 g IV every 8 hours; '''or ''' , 2 g IV every 8 hours; '''or''' piperacillin-tazobactam, 45 g IV every 6 hours; '''or''' imipenem, 500 mg IV every 6 hours; '''or''' meropenem, 1 g IV every 8 hours plus tobramycin, 5 mg/kg IV every 24 hours; '''or ''' ciprofloxacin, 400 mg IV every 12 hours; '''or ''' levofloxacin, 500 mg IV every 24 hours plus vancomycin, 15 mg/kg IV every 12 hours
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| Endocarditis, acute (including injection drug user)
| ''S aureus, E faecalis,'' gram-negative aerobic bacteria, viridans streptococci<br>
| vancomycin, 15 mg/kg IV every 12 hours, plus gentamicin, 1 mg/kg every 8 hours
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| Septic thrombophlebitis (eg, IV tubing, IV shunts)
| ''S aureus,'' gram-negative aerobic bacteria<br>
| Vancomycin, 15 mg/kg IV every 12 hours plus ciprofloxacin, 400 mg IV every 12 hours; '''or''' levofloxacin, 500 mg IV every 24 hours; '''or''' [[ceftriaxone]], 1 g IV every 24 hours
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| Osteomyelitis
| ''S aureus''
| Nafcillin, 2 g IV every 4 hours; '''or''' cefazolin, 2 g IV every 8 hours
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| Septic arthritis
| ''S aureus, N gonorrhoeae''
| [[Ceftriaxone]], 1–2 g IV every 24 hours
|-
| Pyelonephritis with flank pain and fever (recurrent urinary tract infection)
| ''E coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas''<br>
| [[Ceftriaxone]], 1g IV every 24 hours; '''or''' ciprofloxacin, 400 mg IV every 12 hours (500 mg orally); '''or''' levofloxacin, 500 mg once daily (IV/PO)
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| Fever in neutropenic patient receiving cancer chemotherapy
| ''S aureus, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, E coli''<br>
| Ceftazidime, 2 g IV every 8 hours; '''or''' cefepime, 2 g IV every 8 hours
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| Intra-abdominal sepsis (eg, postoperative, peritonitis, cholecystitis)
| Gram-negative bacteria, ''Bacteroides,'' anaerobic bacteria, streptococci, clostridia
| Piperacillin-tazobactam or ticarcillin-clavulanate, 3.1 g IV every 6 hours; '''or''' ertapenem, 1 g every 24 hours; '''or''' moxifloxacin, 400 mg IV every 24 hours
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<sup>1</sup>Some strains may be resistant to penicillin. Vancomycin can be used with or without rifampin.
 
<sup>2</sup>Cefotaxime, [[ceftriaxone]], ceftazidime, or ceftizoxime can be used. Most studies on meningitis have been with cefotaxime or ceftriaxone (see text).
 
<sup>3</sup>[[TMP-SMZ]] can be used to treat ''Listeria monocytogenes'' in patients allergic to penicillin in a dosage of 15–20 mg/kg of TMP in three or four divided doses.
 
<sup>4</sup>Depending on local drug susceptibility pattern, use tobramycin, 5 mg/kg/d, or amikacin, 15 mg/kg/d, in place of gentamicin.
 
<sup>5</sup>Gatifloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin
 
<sup>6</sup>Remember to give steroids concomitatntly or 15 minutes prior to antibiotics for acute bacterial meningitis
 
==See Also==
*[[Initial Antibiotics in Sepsis (Main)]]
 
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