Mild / Outpatient treatment:
Levofloxacin 750mg orally once daily OR
Moxifloxacin 400mg po qd OR
Ciprofloxacin 750mg twice daily OR
Bactrim DS orally twice daily
PLUS
Metronidazole 500mg po q6h
OR
Augmentin XR* 1000/62.5 mg 2 tablets orally twice daily
*AUGMENTIN XR is contraindicated in patients with a creatinine clearance of < 30 mL/min. and in hemodialysis patients
Hospitalized patient:
Piperacillin-tazobactam 3.375 grams IVPB q6h OR
Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid 3.1 grams IVPB q6h OR
Cefotetan 1 to 2 grams IVPB q12h OR
Ertapenem 1 gm IV q24h |
