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Syndrome | Primary Rx |
Alternate Rx |
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Diabetic foot infection, inpatient |
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Avoid gentamicin in older diabetics or those with renal insufficiency; use vancomycin if MRSA likely. |
Peritonitis; intra-abdominal, intra-pelvic abscess |
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Infection is often polymicrobic; GNR's and anaerobes are common etiologies. |
Clostridium difficile associated disease |
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Vancomcyin is likely more effective for severe disease; epidemic strain causes more relapses, complications. |
Arthritis, septic |
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Acute, community acquired, non-prosthetic joint. If MRSA is suspected, see MRSA algorithm-severe. |
Bite, animal or human, outpatient |
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Pasturella multocida is a common cauae of animal (cat or dog) bite infections. |
Bite, animal or human, inpatient |
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Pasturella multocida is a common cauae of animal (cat or dog) bite infections. |
MRSA, mild to moderate |
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MRSA is more reliably susceptible to TMP/SMX or doxycycline than clindamycin. |
MRSA, severe |
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Daptomycin ineffective for pneumonia; Avoid tigecycline for bloodstream infection. |
Cutaneous abscess, carbuncles |
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I&D may be sufficient; obtain cultures |
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Respiratory quinolones--Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin
2nd generation cephalosporins--Cefuroxime, Cefpodoxime
2nd generation cephalosporins--Cefuroxime, Cefpodoxime