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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Infect Control. 2019 Mar 21;47(9):1053–1058. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.02.018

Table 1.

Definitions of antibiotic therapy

Guideline-Concordant CAP therapy
Ward patients
 • Beta-lactam1 plus (macrolide2 or doxycycline)
 • Respiratory fluoroquinolone3 		ICU patients
 • Beta-lactam1 plus (macrolide2 or doxycycline)
 • Beta-lactam1 plus respiratory fluoroquinolone3
Pseudomonas therapy
 • Antipseudomonal beta-lactam4
 • Antipseudomonal fluoroquinolone5
 • Aminoglycoside6
MRSA therapy
 • Vancomycin
 • Linezolid

CAP: community-acquired pneumonia; ICU: intensive care unit

1

Beta-lactam includes cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ampicillin-sulbactam, ertapenem, or aztreonam

2

Macrolide includes azithromycin, clarithromycin, or erythromycin

3

Respiratory fluoroquinolone includes moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, orgatifloxacin

4

Antipseudomonal beta-lactam includes cefepime, ceftazidime, imipenem-cilastatin, meropenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, ticarcillin-clavulanate, or aztreonam

5

Antipseudomonal fluoroquinolone includes ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin

6

Aminoglycoside includes gentamicin, tobramycin, or amikacin