Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands

Younger than 30 days

Empiric Treatment

Clindamycin PO

AND

Cephalexin PO

OR

Vancomycin IV

If unable to tolerate PO

De-escalation

Once susceptibilities are available, de-escalate to narrowest spectrum PO antibiotic

Duration

5 days of antibiotics following I & D