Template:Cellulitis antibiotics
taylor antibiotics by regional antibiogram[1]
Outpatient
Coverage for Staph and Strep
- Clindamycin 450mg PO TID x 10 days OR
- Cephalexin 500mg PO q6hrs x 10 days OR
- Doxycycline or Minocycline 100mg PO BID x 10 days
Inpatient
- Vancomycin 20mg/kg IV q12hrs OR
- Clindamycin 600mg IV q8hrs OR
- Linezolid 600mg IV q12hrs OR
- Daptomycin 4mg/kg IV once daily
coverage extended for Vibrio vulnificus
- Doxycycline 100mg PO/IV q12hrs daily + Cefepime 1g IV q12hrs x 10 days
- Ciprofloxacin 400mg IV q12hrs x 10 days
- Ciprofloxacin 750mg PO q12hrs x 10 days
coverage extended for Aeromonas sp
- Ciprofloxacin 400mg IV q12hrs x 10 days
- Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO q12hrs x 10 days
- TMP/SMX 2 DS tablets (5mg/kg) PO q12hrs x 10 days
- Ceftriaxone 1g (50mg/kg) IV q24hrs
- ↑ Stevens D, et al. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2014;59(2):e10-e52
- ↑ Cadena J, et al. Dose of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to treat skin and skin structure infections caused by methicillin-resis- tant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrobial agents and chemo- therapy 55.12 (2011): 5430-5432.