Antimicrobials
Ampicillin-Sulbactam

Ampicillin-Sulbactam

Medium
N/A
$10/day

Dosing

General Information

  • Bite wounds
  • Aspiration pneumonia
  • Polymicrobial SSTI and intraabdominal infections

Long courses: CMP, CBC weekly

Bite wounds prophylaxis and/or treatment

For conversion to PO use amoxicillin-clavulanate

Antimicrobial class: Aminopenicillin Beta-lactam + beta-lactamase inhibitor

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 1 hour

CSF penetration: sulbactam has poor penetration into CSF with uninflamed meninges

Route of Elimination: Urine