Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Prisma Health-Midlands

Clostridium perfringens

General Susceptibility

  • Metronidazole

  • Penicillin

  • Penicillin/Beta-lactamase combinations

  • Carbapenems

  • Clindamycin

Therapy often includes beta-lactam plus Clindamycin to target toxin production.