Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Billings Clinic

Severe, Chronic or Extensive

Preferred Empiric Treatment

Cefepime

AND

Metronidazole

AND

Vancomycin

OR

Piperacillin-Tazobactam

AND

Vancomycin

Alternate Empiric Treatment

Ciprofloxacin

AND

Metronidazole

AND

Vancomycin

Common Organisms

Aerobic Gram-Positive Cocci

Gram-Negative Rods

Anaerobes