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Bedfordshire and Luton Joint Formulary
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB
Formulary Chapter: 5 - Infections
Notes:

For full details on UKHSA guidance for managing common infections with local amendments please see:

BLMK Primary Care Antimicrobial Guidelines hosted via: https://blmkantibioticspubliclive.azurewebsites.net/

Secondary care antimicrobial guidelines:

Bedfordshire Hospitals Foundation Trust: Antimicrobial guidelines are hosted on:  EOLAS Medical App. 
05.01
Antibacterial drugs
05.01 Antibacterial drugs
05.01
Table 1. Summary of antibacterial therapy
05.01 Table 1. Summary of antibacterial therapy
05.01
Table 2. Summary of antibacterial prophylaxis
05.01 Table 2. Summary of antibacterial prophylaxis
05.01.01
Penicillins
05.01.01 Penicillins
05.01.01.01
Benzylpenicillin and phenoxymethylpenicillin
05.01.01.01 Benzylpenicillin and phenoxymethylpenicillin
05.01.01.02
Penicillinase-resistant penicillins
05.01.01.02 Penicillinase-resistant penicillins
05.01.01.03
Broad-spectrum penicillins
05.01.01.03 Broad-spectrum penicillins
05.01.01.04
Antipseudomonal penicillins
05.01.01.04 Antipseudomonal penicillins
05.01.01.05
Mecillinams
05.01.01.05 Mecillinams
05.01.02
Cephalosporins, carbapenems and other beta-lactums
05.01.02 Cephalosporins, carbapenems and other beta-lactums
05.01.02
Cephalosporins
05.01.02 Cephalosporins
05.01.02
Other beta-lactam antibiotics
05.01.02 Other beta-lactam antibiotics
05.01.02.01
Cephalosporins
05.01.02.01 Cephalosporins
05.01.02.02
Carbapenems
05.01.02.02 Carbapenems
05.01.02.03
Other beta-lactums antibiotics
05.01.02.03 Other beta-lactums antibiotics
05.01.03
Tetracyclines
05.01.03 Tetracyclines
05.01.03
Tigecycline
05.01.03 Tigecycline
05.01.04
Aminoglycosides
05.01.04 Aminoglycosides
05.01.05
Macrolides
05.01.05 Macrolides
05.01.06
Clindamycin
05.01.06 Clindamycin
05.01.07
Some other antibacterials
05.01.07 Some other antibacterials
05.01.07
Chloramphenicol
05.01.07 Chloramphenicol
05.01.07
Fusidic acid
05.01.07 Fusidic acid
05.01.07
Vancomycin and teicoplanin
05.01.07 Vancomycin and teicoplanin
05.01.07
Daptomycin
05.01.07 Daptomycin
05.01.07
Linezolid
05.01.07 Linezolid
05.01.07
Quinupristin and dalfopristin
05.01.07 Quinupristin and dalfopristin
05.01.07
Polymyxins
05.01.07 Polymyxins
05.01.07
Rifaximin
05.01.07 Rifaximin
05.01.07
Fidaxomicin
05.01.07 Fidaxomicin
05.01.08
Sulphonamides and trimethoprim
05.01.08 Sulphonamides and trimethoprim
05.01.09
Antituberculosis drugs
05.01.09 Antituberculosis drugs
05.01.10
Antileprotic drugs
05.01.10 Antileprotic drugs
05.01.11
Metronidazole and tinidazole
05.01.11 Metronidazole and tinidazole
05.01.12
Fluoroquinolones
05.01.12 Fluoroquinolones
05.01.13
Urinary-tract infections
05.01.13 Urinary-tract infections
05.02
Antifungal drugs
05.02 Antifungal drugs
05.02
Treatment of fungal infections
05.02 Treatment of fungal infections
05.02
Drugs used in fungal infections
05.02 Drugs used in fungal infections
05.02.01
Triazole antifungals
05.02.01 Triazole antifungals
05.02.02
Imidazole antifungals
05.02.02 Imidazole antifungals
05.02.03
Polyene antifungals
05.02.03 Polyene antifungals
05.02.04
Echinocandin antifungals
05.02.04 Echinocandin antifungals
05.02.05
Other antifungals
05.02.05 Other antifungals
05.03
Antiviral drugs
05.03 Antiviral drugs
05.03.01
HIV infection
05.03.01 HIV infection
05.03.01
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
05.03.01 Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
05.03.01
Protease inhibitors
05.03.01 Protease inhibitors
05.03.01
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
05.03.01 Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
05.03.01
Other antiretrovirals
05.03.01 Other antiretrovirals
05.03.01
Pharmacokinetic enhancers of antiretrovirals
05.03.01 Pharmacokinetic enhancers of antiretrovirals
05.03.02
Herpesvirus infections
05.03.02 Herpesvirus infections
05.03.02.01
Herpes simplex and varicella-zoster infection
05.03.02.01 Herpes simplex and varicella-zoster infection
05.03.02.02
Cytomegalovirus infection
05.03.02.02 Cytomegalovirus infection
05.03.03
Viral hepatitis
05.03.03 Viral hepatitis
05.03.03.01
Chronic hepatitis B
05.03.03.01 Chronic hepatitis B
05.03.03.02
Chronic hepatitis C
05.03.03.02 Chronic hepatitis C
05.03.03.03
Hepatitis D
05.03.03.03 Hepatitis D
05.03.04
Influenza
05.03.04 Influenza
05.03.05
Respiratory syncytial virus
05.03.05 Respiratory syncytial virus
05.04
Antiprotozoal drugs
05.04 Antiprotozoal drugs
05.04.01
Antimalarials
05.04.01 Antimalarials
05.04.01
Treatment of malaria
05.04.01 Treatment of malaria
05.04.01
Falciparum malaria (treatment)
05.04.01 Falciparum malaria (treatment)
05.04.01
Benign malarias (treatment)
05.04.01 Benign malarias (treatment)
05.04.01
Prophylaxis against malaria
05.04.01 Prophylaxis against malaria
05.04.01
Specific recommendations
05.04.01 Specific recommendations
05.04.01
Artemether with lumefabtrine
05.04.01 Artemether with lumefabtrine
05.04.01
Chloroquine
05.04.01 Chloroquine
05.04.01
Mefloquine
05.04.01 Mefloquine
05.04.01
Primaquine
05.04.01 Primaquine
05.04.01
Proguanil
05.04.01 Proguanil
05.04.01
Pyrimethamine
05.04.01 Pyrimethamine
05.04.01
Quinine
05.04.01 Quinine
05.04.01
Tetracyclines
05.04.01 Tetracyclines
05.04.02
Amoebicides
05.04.02 Amoebicides
05.04.03
Trichomonacides
05.04.03 Trichomonacides
05.04.04
Antigiardial drugs
05.04.04 Antigiardial drugs
05.04.05
Leishmaniacides
05.04.05 Leishmaniacides
05.04.06
Trypanocides
05.04.06 Trypanocides
05.04.07
Drugs for toxoplasmosis
05.04.07 Drugs for toxoplasmosis
05.04.08
Drugs for pneumocystis pneumonia
05.04.08 Drugs for pneumocystis pneumonia
05.04.08
Treatment
05.04.08 Treatment
05.04.08
Prophylaxis
05.04.08 Prophylaxis
05.05
Anthelmintics
05.05 Anthelmintics
05.05.01
Drugs for threadworms
05.05.01 Drugs for threadworms
05.05.02
Ascaricides
05.05.02 Ascaricides
05.05.03
Drugs for tapeworm infections
05.05.03 Drugs for tapeworm infections
05.05.03
Taenicides
05.05.03 Taenicides
05.05.03
Hydatid disease
05.05.03 Hydatid disease
05.05.04
Drugs for hookworms
05.05.04 Drugs for hookworms
05.05.05
Schistosomicides
05.05.05 Schistosomicides
05.05.06
Filaricides
05.05.06 Filaricides
05.05.07
Drugs for cutaneous larva migrans
05.05.07 Drugs for cutaneous larva migrans
05.05.08
Drugs for strongyloidiasis
05.05.08 Drugs for strongyloidiasis