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290 appendix 3<br />

Infection Common Pathogens Patient/Infection Factors Initial Empiric Therapy Options<br />

Penicillin VK or Cephalexin or Azithromycin<br />

Pharyngitis Viruses<br />

Streptococcus pyogenes<br />

Urinary tract<br />

infections<br />

Skin/soft<br />

tissue<br />

infections<br />

Escherichia coli<br />

Proteus species<br />

Klebsiella pneumoniae<br />

Staphylococcus<br />

saphrophyticus<br />

Enterococcus species<br />

As above plus:<br />

Enterobacter species<br />

Pseudomonas aeruginosa<br />

Streptococcus pyogenes<br />

Staphylococcus aureus<br />

Documented or high risk for<br />

Streptococcus pyogenes<br />

Uncomplicated communityacquired<br />

lower urinary tract<br />

infection in healthy women<br />

, 50 years old<br />

Community-acquired complicated<br />

urinary tract infection<br />

or pyelonephritis<br />

Nosocomial complicated<br />

urinary tract infection or<br />

pyelonephritis<br />

TMP/SMX or Ciprofloxacin or Levofloxacin<br />

or Nitrofurantoin or Fosfomycin<br />

Ciprofloxacin or Levofloxacin or Ceftriaxone<br />

or Ertapenem<br />

Ceftazidime or Piperacillin/tazobactam<br />

or Cefepime or Meropenem or Imipenem<br />

Low risk for MRSA Cefazolin or Nafcillin or Cephalexin<br />

or Dicloxacillin<br />

High risk for MRSA Vancomycin or Linezolid or Clindamycin<br />

-OR-<br />

Cephalexin or Dicloxacillin<br />

-Plus-<br />

Doxycycline or TMP/SMX

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