title: Choice of antibiotics by the site of infection in a community hospital.
abstract: A total of 1578 culture and antimicrobial susceptibility results on clinical specimens from various sites of infection were analyzed, by using the software installed in the MicroScan System of an automated microbiology analyzer, and by mathematical calculation. A list of antimicrobial drugs of choice by the site of infection is determined on the basis of the computer and mathematical analysis of the above data. The list suggested in this in vitro study may be useful to clinicians for selection of an initial antimicrobial agent in hospitals or communities when an infection is suspected in a site of infection before the results of cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility tests are reported. This list may also be helpful for initial therapy in critically ill patients before ordering culture and susceptibility testing, as well as for preoperative prophylaxis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Morristown-Hamblen Hospital, TN, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Gosnell
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Purkey
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents