Template:Pyelonephritis antibiotics
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Outpatient
- Ciprofloxacin 500mg BID x10-14d OR
- Cefpodoxime 200 mg BID x10-14d
- Frequently, one is given IV before outpatient treatment
- Ceftriaxone 1g IV x 1 AND/OR gentamycin 300mg IV x 1
Inpatient Options
- Ciprofloxacin 400mg IV q12hr OR
- Ceftriaxone 1gm IV QD OR
- Cefotaxime 1-2gm IV q8hr OR
- Gentamicin 3mg/kg/day divided q8hr +/- ampicillin 1–2 gm q4hr OR
- Piperacillin/Tazobactam 3.375 gm IV q6hr OR
- Cefepime 2gm IV q8hr OR
- Imipenem 500mg IV q8hr