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Non‐ICU Patients For Non‐ ICU, Pseudomonal Risk Patients ONLY
β‐lactam (IV or IM) These antibiotics are acceptable for Non‐ICU patients
[Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Ceftriaxone, with Pseudomonal Risk ONLY:
Ertapenem*] Antipneumococcal/Antipseudomonal β‐lactam (IV)
AND [Doripenem*, Imipenem/Cilastatin*, Piperacillin/Tazobactam*]
Macrolide (IV or PO) AND
[Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, Erythromycin] Antipseudomonal Quinolone (IV or PO)
OR [Ciprofloxacin]
Antipneumococcal Quinolone monotherapy OR
(IV or PO) Antipneumococcal/Antipseudomonal β‐lactam (IV)
[Moxifloxacin] [Doripenem*, Imipenem/Cilastatin*, Piperacillin/Tazobactam*]
OR AND
β‐lactam (IV or IM) Aminoglycoside (IV)
[Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Ceftriaxone, [Amikacin, Gentamycin, Tobramycin]
Ertapenem*] AND EITHER
AND Antipneumococcal Quinolone (IV or PO)
Doxycycline (IV or PO) [Moxifloxacin]
OR
OR Macrolide (IV or PO)
Tigecycline monotherapy (IV)* [Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, Erythromycin]
These antibiotics are ONLY acceptable for Non‐ICU
OR patients with β‐lactam allergy and Pseudomonal Risk:
If less than 65 with no Risk Factors for Drug‐
Resistant Pneumococcus: Aztreonam (IV or IM)
AND
Macrolide monotherapy (IV or PO) Antipneumococcal Quinolone (IV or PO)
[Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, Erythromycin] [Moxifloxacin]
AND
Aminoglycoside (IV)
[Amikacin, Gentamycin, Tobramycin]
ICU Patients
Macrolide (IV) Or Or
[Azithromycin, Erythromycin] Antipneumococcal Quinolone (IV) Antipneumococcal/
AND EITHER [Moxifloxacin] Antipseudomonal β‐lactam (IV)
β‐lactam (IV) [Doripenem*,
[Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Ceftriaxone] AND EITHER Imipenem/Cilastatin*,
OR Pipercillin/Tazobactam*]
Antipneumococcal/Antipseudomonal β‐ β‐lactam (IV) AND
lactam (IV) [Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Ceftriaxone] Aminoglycoside (IV)
[Doripenem*, Imipenem/Cilastatin*, Or [Amikacin, Gentamycin,
Pipercillin/Tazobactam*] Antipneumococcal/Antipseudomonal Tobramycin]
β‐lactam (IV) AND EITHER
Or Antipneumococcal Quinolone (IV)
Antipseudomonal Quinolone (IV) [Doripenem*, Imipenem/Cilastatin*, [Moxifloxacin]
[Ciprofloxacin] Pipercillin/Tazobactam*] Or
AND EITHER Macrolide (IV)
β‐ lactam (IV) [Azithromycin, Erythromycin]
[Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Ceftriaxone]
OR
Antipneumococcal/
Antipseudomonal β‐lactam (IV)
[Doripenem*, Imipenem/Cilastatin*,
Pipercillin/Tazobactam*]
*Infectious Disease approval necessary