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:::* Alternative regimen (3): [[Vancomycin]] 30–45 mg/kg/day IV q8–12h
:::* Alternative regimen (3): [[Vancomycin]] 30–45 mg/kg/day IV q8–12h


:*3. '''Fungi'''
:*2.2 '''Fungi'''
::*3.1 '''Aspergillus'''
::*2.2.1 '''Aspergillus'''
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Voriconazole]] 8 mg/kg/day q12h
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Voriconazole]] 8 mg/kg/day q12h
:::* Alternative regimen (1): [[Amphotericin B]] deoxycholate 0.6–1.0 mg/kg/day IV q24h   
:::* Alternative regimen (1): [[Amphotericin B]] deoxycholate 0.6–1.0 mg/kg/day IV q24h   
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:::* Alternative regimen (4): [[Posaconazole]] 800 mg/kg/day IV q6–12h
:::* Alternative regimen (4): [[Posaconazole]] 800 mg/kg/day IV q6–12h


::*3.2 '''Candida'''
::*2.2.2 '''Candida'''
:::* Preferred regimen (1): [[Amphotericin B]] lipid complex 5 mg/kd/day q24h   
:::* Preferred regimen (1): [[Amphotericin B]] lipid complex 5 mg/kd/day q24h   


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:::* Alternative regimen: [[Fluconazole]] 400–800 mg/day IV q24h
:::* Alternative regimen: [[Fluconazole]] 400–800 mg/day IV q24h


::*3.3 '''Cryptococcus neoformans'''
::*2.2.3 '''Cryptococcus neoformans'''
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Amphotericin B]] lipid complex 5 mg/kd/day q24h {{or}} [[Amphotericin B]] deoxycholate 15 mg/kg/day q8h
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Amphotericin B]] lipid complex 5 mg/kd/day q24h {{or}} [[Amphotericin B]] deoxycholate 15 mg/kg/day q8h
:::* Alternative regimen: [[Fluconazole]] 400–800 mg/day IV q24h
:::* Alternative regimen: [[Fluconazole]] 400–800 mg/day IV q24h


::*3.4 '''Mucorales'''
::*2.2.4 '''Mucorales'''
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Amphotericin B]] lipid complex 5 mg/kd/day q24h {{or}} [[Amphotericin B]] deoxycholate 15 mg/kg/day q8h
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Amphotericin B]] lipid complex 5 mg/kd/day q24h {{or}} [[Amphotericin B]] deoxycholate 15 mg/kg/day q8h
:::* Alternative regimen: [[Posaconazole]] 800 mg/kg/day IV q6–12h
:::* Alternative regimen: [[Posaconazole]] 800 mg/kg/day IV q6–12h


::*3.5 '''Pseudallescheria boydii (Scedosporium apiospermum)'''
::*2.2.5 '''Pseudallescheria boydii (Scedosporium apiospermum)'''
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Voriconazole]] 8 mg/kg/day q12h
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Voriconazole]] 8 mg/kg/day q12h
:::* Alternative regimen: [[Itraconazole]] 400–600 mg/day IV q12h {{or}} [[Posaconazole]] 800 mg/kg/day IV q6–12h
:::* Alternative regimen: [[Itraconazole]] 400–600 mg/day IV q12h {{or}} [[Posaconazole]] 800 mg/kg/day IV q6–12h


:*4 '''Protozoa'''
:*2.3 '''Protozoa'''
::*4.1 '''Toxoplasma gondii'''
::*2.3.1 '''Toxoplasma gondii'''
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Sulfadiazine]] 4–6 g/day q6h {{and}} [[Pyrimethamine]] 25–100 mg/day qd
:::* Preferred regimen: [[Sulfadiazine]] 4–6 g/day q6h {{and}} [[Pyrimethamine]] 25–100 mg/day qd
:::* Alternative regimen (1): [[Pyrimethamine]] 25–100 mg/day qd {{and}} [[Clindamycin]] 2400–4800 mg/day IV q6h
:::* Alternative regimen (1): [[Pyrimethamine]] 25–100 mg/day qd {{and}} [[Clindamycin]] 2400–4800 mg/day IV q6h
:::* Alternative regimen (2): [[Pyrimethamine]] 25–100 mg/day qd {{and}} ([[Azithromycin]] 1200–1500 mg/day IV q24h {{or}} [[Atovaquone]] 750 mg IV q6h {{or}} [[Dapsone]] 100 mg PO q24h)
:::* Alternative regimen (2): [[Pyrimethamine]] 25–100 mg/day qd {{and}} ([[Azithromycin]] 1200–1500 mg/day IV q24h {{or}} [[Atovaquone]] 750 mg IV q6h {{or}} [[Dapsone]] 100 mg PO q24h)
:::* Alternative regimen (3): [[TMP-SMZ]] 10–20 mg/kg/day q6–12h
:::* Alternative regimen (3): [[TMP-SMZ]] 10–20 mg/kg/day q6–12h

Revision as of 20:41, 28 July 2015

  • 1. Empiric antimicrobial therapy[1][2]
Note: The optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy remains unclear. A 4- to 6-week course of treatment is usually required.
  • 1.1 Brain abscess in otherwise healthy patients
  • 1.2 Brain abscess with comorbidities
  • 1.2.1 Otitis media, mastoiditis, or sinusitis
  • 1.2.2 Dental infection
  • 1.2.3 Penetrating trauma or post-neurosurgy
  • 1.2.4 Lung abscess, empyema, or bronchiectasis
  • 1.2.5 Bacterial endocarditis
  • 1.2.6 Congenital heart disease
  • 1.2.7 Transplant recipients
  • 1.2.8 Patients with HIV/AIDS
  • 1.2.9 Staphylococcus aureus coverage
  • Preferred regimen: Vancomycin 30–45 mg/kg/day q8–12h
  • 1.2.10 Mycobacterium tuberculosis coverage
  • 2. Pathogen-directed antimicrobial therapy[3][4][5]
Note: The optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy remains unclear. A 4- to 6-week course of treatment is usually required.
  • 2.1 Bacteria
  • 2.1.1 Actinomyces
  • 2.1.2 Bacteroides fragilis
  • 2.1.3 Enterobacteriaceae
  • 2.1.4 Fusobacterium
  • 2.1.5 Haemophilus
  • 2.1.6 Listeria monocytogenes
  • 2.1.7 Nocardia
  • 2.1.8 Prevotella melaninogenica
  • 2.1.9 Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • 2.1.10 Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant (MRSA)
  • Preferred regimen: Vancomycin 30–45 mg/kg/day IV q8–12h for 4–6 weeks
  • Alternative regimen: Linezolid 600 mg PO/IV q12h for 4–6 weeks OR TMP-SMX 5 mg/kg/dose PO/IV q8–12h for 4–6 weeks
  • Pediatric dose: Vancomycin 15 mg/kg/dose IV q6h OR Linezolid 10 mg/kg/dose PO/IV q8h
  • Note: Consider the addition of Rifampin 600 mg qd or 300–450 mg bid to vancomycin.
  • 2.1.11 Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-susceptible (MSSA)
  • 2.1.12 Streptococcus
  • Alternative regimen (3): Vancomycin 30–45 mg/kg/day IV q8–12h
  • 2.2 Fungi
  • 2.2.1 Aspergillus
  • Alternative regimen (2): Amphotericin B lipid complex 5 mg/kg/day IV q24h
  • Alternative regimen (3): Itraconazole 400–600 mg/day IV q12h
  • Alternative regimen (4): Posaconazole 800 mg/kg/day IV q6–12h
  • 2.2.2 Candida
  • Preferred regimen (2): Amphotericin B deoxycholate 15 mg/kg/day q8h
  • Alternative regimen: Fluconazole 400–800 mg/day IV q24h
  • 2.2.3 Cryptococcus neoformans
  • 2.2.4 Mucorales
  • 2.2.5 Pseudallescheria boydii (Scedosporium apiospermum)
  • 2.3 Protozoa
  • 2.3.1 Toxoplasma gondii
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  3. Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 978-1455748013.
  4. Bartlett, John (2012). Johns Hopkins ABX guide : diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN 978-1449625580.
  5. Liu, Catherine; Bayer, Arnold; Cosgrove, Sara E.; Daum, Robert S.; Fridkin, Scott K.; Gorwitz, Rachel J.; Kaplan, Sheldon L.; Karchmer, Adolf W.; Levine, Donald P.; Murray, Barbara E.; J Rybak, Michael; Talan, David A.; Chambers, Henry F.; Infectious Diseases Society of America (2011-02-01). "Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children". Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 52 (3): –18-55. doi:10.1093/cid/ciq146. ISSN 1537-6591. PMID 21208910.