List Of Who Aware Antibiotics For Common Infections In Hospital

This is a list of antibiotics for common infections in hospital as detailed in the WHO AWaRe classification in the World Health Organization's book The WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book (2022).

Common infections in hospital

Infection	Symptom	Management	Advice	Image	Notes	AWaRe guidance (adults)	AWaRe guidance (children)
Sepsis [1][2]						Amikacin[1]	Ampicillin[2] or Benzylpenicillin[2]
						Ceftriaxone or Cefotaxime	Cefotaxime[2] or Ceftriaxone[2]
						combined with Gentamicin[1]	or Cloxacillin[2]
Bacterial meningitis[3]						First choice: Cefotaxime[3] or Ceftriaxone[3]
						Second line Amoxicillin[3] or Ampicillin[3] or Benzylpenicillin[3] or Chloramphenicol[3]
Severe community acquired pneumonia[4]
Hospital acquired pneumonia[5]
Acute cholecystitis and cholangitis[6]
Pyogenic liver abscess[7]
Acute appendicitis[8]
Acute diverticulitis[9]
Clostridium difficile infection[10]	Abdominal pain, fever, diarrhoea[10]					Metronidazole[10]
						Vancomycin
Upper urinary tract infection[11]
Acute bacterial osteomyelitis[12]
Septic arthritis[13]
Necrotising fasciitis[14]
Pyomyositis[15]
Febrile neutropenia[16]
Surgical prevention[17]

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Bibliography[edit | edit source]

• The WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book. World Health Organization. 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.