Adult/Peds: Adult, Pediatric*
Keywords: UTI, cystitis, pyelonephritis, urinary tract infection, urinary, asymptomatic bacteriuria, catheter associated urinary tract infection, candida Uti, candiduria
Adult/Peds: Adult, Pediatric*
Keywords: Duration recommendations are provided as a general guideline for therapy (IV or PO) with a goal of minimizing unintended consequences to the patient (e.g., precipitating C. difficile colitis, development of resistant pathogens, organ dysfunction). Patient-specific factors should influence duration decisions and transition to oral therapy.
Adult/Peds: Pediatric*
Keywords: The guide serves as an antibiotic selection and dosing reference for clinicians who are providing care to pediatric patients with infectious diseases caused by particular Gram-negative pathogens (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, AmpC-producing Enterobacterales). These topics were purposefully identified due to the variety of antibiotic dosing recommendations available for pediatric patients; however, depending on the organism or site of infection, specific dosing regimens are required to optimize the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PKPD) parameters of the bug-drug-site interaction.
Adult/Peds: Adult, Pediatric*
Keywords: Restricted anti-infective drugs may be approved by the ID consult services or by the Carolina Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (CASP). Restricted anti-infectives initiated by the ID medicine service (MDK) do not require approval.
Adult/Peds: Adult, Pediatric*
Keywords: perioperative, prophylaxis, operative, surgical, prophylaxis
Adult/Peds: Adult
Keywords: The purpose of this protocol is to describe the process whereby a pharmacist recommends targeted antibiotic therapy for Gram-positive bacteremia based on rapid laboratory testing.