Table 3.
Empirical therapy |
Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Pneumoniaa |
Intra-abdominal infection (community) |
Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI)b |
Specific antibiotic therapy |
Urinary tract infections |
Bone and joint infections |
Sequential oral therapy in Staphylococcal bacteremia |
Sexually transmitted infections |
Notes:
Community-acquired pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia and aspirative pneumonia.
Primary ABSSSI (cellulitis, abscesses) and secondary ABSSSI (diabetic foot infections, surgical site infections, burns).