Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

CAP - Nonsevere Inpatient

Microbiology

Common Pathogens

Empiric Therapy

Ceftriaxone 1 gm IV every 24 hr

PLUS

Azithromycin 500mg IV/PO every 24 hr

Cephalosporin Allergy

Levofloxacin 750 mg IV/PO every 24 hr*

*Per BMH policy in the absence of severe allergy, levofloxacin will automatically be interchanged to ceftriaxone plus azithromycin.

Macrolide Allergy

Ceftriaxone 1 gm IV every 24 hr

PLUS

Doxycycline 100 mg IV/PO every 12 hr

Duration

5 days total therapy