Antibiotic Spectrum Chart

Common empirical choices

CAP

  • Amoxicillin 500 mg–1 g PO TDS (mild)
  • Co-amoxiclav + clarithromycin (moderate)
  • Co-amoxiclav + clarithromycin or piptaz (severe)

HAP / VAP

  • Piptaz 4.5 g IV q8h ± vancomycin if MRSA risk
  • Meropenem if ESBL risk

UTI

  • Lower: nitrofurantoin 100 mg BD × 3 d
  • Pyelonephritis: co-amoxiclav or ciprofloxacin
  • Hospital: piptaz / meropenem

Meningitis

  • Ceftriaxone 2 g IV BD + amoxicillin (Listeria if >50)
  • Add dexamethasone 10 mg IV QDS

Sepsis (unknown source)

  • Piperacillin-tazobactam 4.5 g IV q8h
  • Meropenem 1 g IV q8h if severe / penicillin allergy

Neutropenic sepsis

  • Piptaz IV ± gentamicin
  • Vancomycin if MRSA/line infection
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