Infectious Diseases Treatment Guidelines

Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines

Implementing antibiotic stewardship program (IDSA & SHEA, published 2016)

Knowledge & skills needed for ASP leaders (SHEA, published 2014)

Urinary Tract Infection Guidelines

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (IDSA, published 2019)

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection in adults (IDSA, published 2009)

Consensus guidelines for diagnosis, management, and prevention of urinary tract infection in post-acute and long-term care settings (AMDA, published 2020)

Consensus guidelines for diagnosis of uncomplicated cystitis in nursing home residents (AMDA, published 2018)

Consensus recommendations for empirical therapy of cystitis in nursing home residents (AMDA, published 2018)

Uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis in women (IDSA, published 2010)

Respiratory Tract Infection Guidelines

Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (IDSA, published 2012)

Adult sinusitis clinical practice guideline (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, published 2015)

Community-acquired pneumonia in adults (IDSA/ATS, published 2019)

Community-acquired pneumonia in infants and children (IDSA & PIDS, published 2011)

Influenza management guidelines (IDSA 2018)

Hospital-acquired & ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults (IDSA & ATS, published 2016)

Pharyngitis due to Group A Streptococcus (IDSA, published 2012)

Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines for 2017-18, summary of recommendations (CDC/ACIP, published August 2017)

Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection Guidelines

Diabetic foot infections (IDSA, published 2012)

Skin and soft-tissue infections (IDSA, published 2014)

Gastrointestinal Tract Infection Guidelines

Clostridium difficile infection (IDSA & SHEA, published 2018)

Clostridium difficile infection (American College of Gastroenterology, published 2013)

Infectious diarrhea (IDSA, published 2017)

Infectious diarrhea (American College of Gastroenterology, published 2016)

Surgical Prophylaxis Guidelines

Antibiotic prophylaxis for gynecologic procedures (ACOG, published 2018)

Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery (IDSA & ASHP, published 2013)

Prevention of surgical site infection (CDC, published 2017)

Other Treatment Guidelines

Acute otitis media (AAP & AAFP, published 2013)

Antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures in patients with prosthetic joints (ADA, published 2015)

Antibiotic use for the urgent management of dental pain and intraoral swelling (ADA, published 2019)

Intrapartum management of intraamniotic infection (ACOG, published 2017)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections (IDSA, published 2011)

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy guidelines (IDSA, published 2018)

Practical guide for pharmacists to successfully implement penicillin allergy testing (ASHP, published 2019)

Polymyxins use guidelines (ACCP, ESCMID, IDSA, ISAP, SCCM, SIDP, published 2019)

Sexually transmitted diseases (CDC, published 2015)

Vancomycin therapeutic monitoring (ASHP, IDSA, SIDP; published 2009)

Page last reviewed: January 13, 2020