Table 2 Empirical therapy antibiotic combinations.

Initial therapy	Number of policies
Aminoglycoside*/piperacillin‐based	7
Aminoglycoside*/cephalosporin†	6
Aminoglycoside*/carbapenem	1
Cefuroxime/flucloxacillin	1
Ciprofloxacin or ceftazadime/vancomycin	1
Carbapenem	4

*Gentamicin in 13, tobramycin in one centre; †ceftazidime in four, ceftriaxone or cefuroxime in one each.