Guidelines and Protocols

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These guidance documents are intended to help clinicians manage optimal treatment for infections.
See Antimicrobial Dosing for dose specific resources. See Site-Specific Guidance for local protocols.

General Guidance

• Antimicrobial Sodium Content Including Standard Diluent
• Biofire® FilmArray® Blood Culture Identification Panel Clinician Guidance 
• Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Guideline
  • CAP Initiative Background |​ Infographic
• C. difficile Treatment Guidelines for Hospitalized Patients ​
• Gastrointestinal (GI) Identification Panel Guidance
• Joint Infection Identification Panel Guidance
• IV to PO Antimicrobial Table
• Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infection Empiric Treatment Guidance 
• Oral Antibiotics for Treatment of Non-operative Appendicitis & Diverticulitis 
• Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) Clinical Pathway & Treatment Guidance 
• Surgical Irrigations 
• ​Trauma Injury Antimicrobial Guidance 
• UTI and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Guidance 
  • ​UTI & ASB Initiative Background

Available Antimicrobial Agents

• Restricted Antimicrobial Use Criteria - NM System Formulary Guidance

Culture Decision Algorithms

• Blood Cultures – Central Venous Access Device
• Approach to Urinary Screening
  • NMH: Nursing Guidance for Urinary Screening
  • Other NM Sites: Urine Cultures – Foley Catheter 

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​HIV Antiretrovirals

• ​​Antiretroviral Therapy Tables 
• Auto-Substitution Policy – Antiretroviral Therapy 
• CRRT Dosing Tables – Antiretrovirals 
• Crush/Do Not Crush Table 

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Common Resources

• Allergy
• Antibiogram
• Antimicrobial Dosing ​