Antimicrobial prescribing table
Send a sputum sample for culture and susceptibility testing. Offer an antibiotic. When choosing an antibiotic, take account of severity of symptoms and risk of treatment failure. People who may be at higher risk of treatment failure include people who’ve had repeated courses of antibiotics, a previous sputum culture with resistant or atypical
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Antimicrobial prescribing table
www.bnf.orgSummary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections • For all PHE guidance, follow PHE’s principles of treatment. • See BNF for appropriate use and dosing in specific populations, for example, hepatic impairment, renal …
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