Guidelines for Antimicrobial Usage 2009-2010

Guidelines for Antimicrobial Usage 2009-2010......Page 1
Committee......Page 4
Introduction......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 78
TABLE 1 Guidelines for Interpretation of Gram Stain Results......Page 6
TABLE 2 Key Characteristics of Selected Organisms......Page 7
TABLE 3 Usual Acid-Fast Bacillus Characteristics......Page 9
TABLE 4 Laboratory Requests and Specimen Types......Page 10
TABLE 5 Mechanism of Action of Common Antibacterial Agents......Page 11
TABLE 6 Guidelines for Treatment of Pneumonia in Adults......Page 13
TABLE 7 Guidelines for Treatment of Infective Endocarditis in Adults......Page 14
TABLE 8 Guidelines for Treatment of Bone and Joint Infections in Adults......Page 16
TABLE 9 Guidelines for Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Adults......Page 17
TABLE 10 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases......Page 18
TABLE 11 Guidelines for Treatment of Bacterial Meningitis in Adults......Page 21
TABLE 12 Guidelines for Treatment of Miscellaneous Nosocomial Infections in Adults......Page 22
TABLE 13 Guidelines for Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia......Page 24
TABLE 14 Guidelines for Management of Clostridium difficile Toxin-Positive Diarrhea......Page 25
TABLE 15 Guidelines for Urgent Empiric Treatment of Community-Acquired Bacterial Sepsis in Adults......Page 26
TABLE 16 Guidelines for Antimicrobial Dosing in Adults......Page 28
TABLE 17 Formulary-Approved Indications and Dosing of Restricted Antimicrobial Agents in Adults......Page 36
TABLE 18 Antiretrovirals......Page 41
TABLE 19 Traditional Aminoglycoside Dosing......Page 48
TABLE 20 Extended Interval Aminoglycoside Dosing......Page 50
TABLE 21 Vancomycin Dosing Guidelines for Adults......Page 51
TABLE 22 Antimicrobial Interactions With Cyclosporine, Tacrolimus, and Sirolimus......Page 52
TABLE 23 Antimicrobial Interactions With Warfarin......Page 53
TABLE 24 Antimicrobials in Pregnancy......Page 54
TABLE 24 Definitions of Pregnancy Category......Page 55
TABLE 25 Antimicrobials in Lactation......Page 56
TABLE 26 Community-Based Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (CoPAT) Guidelines......Page 57
TABLE 27 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule......Page 59
TABLE 28 Isolation Precaution Quick Guide......Page 61
TABLE 29 Guidelines for Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Clean and Clean-Contaminated Surgical Wounds......Page 63
TABLE 30 Guidelines for Prophylaxis of Infective Endocarditis......Page 64
TABLE 31 Solid-Organ Transplant: Antimicrobial Prophylaxis......Page 66
TABLE 32 Solid-Organ Transplant: CMV Prophylaxis......Page 67
TABLE 33 Bone Marrow Transplant: Antimicrobial and CMV Prophylaxis......Page 69
TABLE 34 Antimicrobial Cost Data for the Cleveland Clinic......Page 70
TABLE 35 Percentage of Bacteria Susceptible to Various Antimicrobial Agents at the Cleveland Clinic......Page 72
Glossary of Abbreviations/Acronyms......Page 74