Antimicrobial Therapy Guide |
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abscess acid agents aminoglycoside aminoglycoside or aztreonam amphotericin ampicillin anaerobes Antibacterial Activity antibiotics Antimicrobial aureus aztreonam bacterial Bacteroides beta-lactamase Candida carbenicillin cefazolin cefoperazone cefotaxime cefoxitin ceftazidime ceftriaxone cefuroxime cephalosporin cephalothin Chlamydia chloramphenicol cillin ciprofloxacin clavulanate clindamycin clinically cocci coli Common Side Effects/Comments culture divided doses doxycycline Drug E coli Empiric Choices Enterobacter enterococci erythromycin fever fragilis gentamicin gram gram-negative gram-negative bacilli gram-positive group A streptococci H influenzae inhibits kidney Klebsiella liver meningitis metronidazole mezlocillin mg q mg/d mg/kg mg/kg/d mo of age nafcillin nafcillin or oxacillin neonatal nephrotoxicity Normal Oliguria oral oxacillin parenteral patients Pediatric Dosage penicillin piperacillin pneumoniae prophylaxis Proteus Pseudomonas q 6 h rash renal failure resistant rifampin Route Usual Adult Secondary Diagnosis sensitive Serratia Serum side effects Staphylococcus strains streptomycin sulbactam sulfonamides surgery tetracycline therapy third-generation cephalosporin ticarcillin TMP/SMX tobramycin topical toxicity urinary tract infections urine Usual Adult Dosage vancomycin variable yes vitro weeks