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:::* 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 IV 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


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:08, 5 June 2015

Brain abscess

  • Empiric antimicrobial therapy[1]
  • Brain abscess in otherwise healthy patients
  • Brain abscess with comorbidities
  • Otitis media, mastoiditis, or sinusitis
  • Dental infection
  • Penetrating trauma or post-neurosurgy
  • Lung abscess, empyema, or bronchiectasis
  • Bacterial endocarditis
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Transplant recipients
  • Patients with HIV/AIDS
  • Staphylococcus aureus coverage
  • Preferred regimen: Vancomycin 30–45 mg/kg/day q8–12h
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis coverage
  • Pathogen-directed antimicrobial therapy[2]
  • Bacteria
  • Actinomyces
  • Bacteroides fragilis
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Fusobacterium
  • Haemophilus
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Nocardia
  • Prevotella melaninogenica
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-susceptible
  • Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant
  • Preferred regimen: Vancomycin 30–45 mg/kg/day IV q8–12h
  • Alternative regimen: TMP-SMZ 10–20 mg/kg/day q6–12h
  • Streptococcus
  • Fungi
  • Aspergillus
  • Candida
  • Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Mucorales
  • Pseudallescheria boydii (Scedosporium apiospermum)
  • Protozoa
  • Toxoplasma gondii

References

  1. Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 978-1455748013.
  2. Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 978-1455748013.