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MCW & FMLH Antibiotic Guide

This guide was prepared by members of the Antibiotic Subcommittee of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and has been approved for use at Froedtert Hospital.

ANTIBIOTIC UTILIZATION GUIDELINES - 1997

This guide is intended to serve as an educational tool for antibiotic use at Froedtert Hospital, the major teaching affiliate of the Medical College of Wisconsin. It is intended to promote selective, cost effective use of antimicrobials, and to serve as Drug Use Evaluation criteria for antibiotic audits.

This guide is not intended to be a definitive treatise. Not every patient will fit these guidelines. When faced with a therapeutic dilemma, an Infectious Disease specialist should be consulted.

There exists a wide spectrum of antimicrobial agents available for therapy. One must consider not only likely microbiologic causes, but toxicity and cost as well. This guide offers therapeutic options based on likely pathogens and local sensitivity patterns.

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