Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Billings Clinic

Erysipelas

Preferred Empiric Treatment

Penicillin

OR

Cefazolin

OR

Cephalexin

Alternate Empiric Treatment

Amoxicillin

OR

Clindamycin

Common Organisms

S. pyogenes

S. aureus (Rare)

S. agalactiae (Rare)