Adult Guidelines

Antimicrobial Dosing & Monitoring Guidelines

• Antimicrobial Dosing
• Antimicrobial Dosing Recommendations
• Antimicrobial Dosing in Peritoneal Dialysis Recommendations
• Vancomycin Nomogram
• Aminoglycoside Dosing
• Pharmacokinetic Calculator
• Weight-Based Dosing in Obese Patients
• Antimicrobial Allergies
• β-lactam Allergy Evaluation Service (βLAES) and Empiric Therapy Guidance
• βLAES Procedure
• Desensitization Policy
• Desensitization Protocol
• Cation Interactions
• Discharge Antibiotic Timeout Pocketcard
• Midline Catheter Antibiotic Administration
• Serotonin Syndrome and Linezolid: Education and Recommendations
• Warfarin Drug-Drug Interactions with Antimicrobial Agents
• Antifungal Agents Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
• Linezolid Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Restricted Antimicrobials

• UMHHC Policy for the Use of ID Restricted Antimicrobials
• ADULT Tier I (Prior-approval) Criteria
• ADULT Tier II (Criteria-approved) Criteria

Guidelines According to Disease State

• Blood Stream Infections
• Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Treatment
• Central Vascular Catheter (CVC) Infections (FGP Guidelines)
• Staphylococcus aureus management
• Bone and Joint Infections
• Bone and Joint Infections Treatment
• Vertebral Osteomyelitis, Discitis, and Spinal Epidural Abscess in Adults (FGP Guideline)
• Initial Evaluation of the Adult Trauma Patient with Open Extremity Fractures (ED Guideline)
• Endovascular Infections
• Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Infections
• Native Valve Endocarditis
• Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
• Diagnostic and Management Algorithm for Endocarditis
• Fungal Infections
• Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis
• Candidemia Treatment
• Gastrointestinal Infections
• Non-CDI Diarrhea
• Clostridium difficile Colitis
• C. difficile Treatment
• Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (FGP Guideline)
• Fecal Microbiota Transplantation - OpenBiome Monograph
• Additional Resources for OpenBiome
• H. pylori Treatment
• Intra-Abdominal Infections Treatment
• Evaluation and Management of Gallstone-Related Diseases in Non-Pregnant Adults (FGP Guideline)
• Genitourinary Infections
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Leech Therapy
• ASP Leech Information
• Ordering, Storage, Dispensing, and Disposal Policy
• Leech Therapy Nursing Policy
• Lock Therapy
• Antibiotic
• Ethanol (not available for inpatient use)
• Meningitis
• Bacterial
• Cryptococcal
• Miscellaneous Viral Infections
• HIV non-occupational Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
• Measles Post-exposure Prophylaxis
• MPOX - Tecovirimat (TPOXX) Procurement Process
• MPOX - Tecovirimat Paper Order
• Obstetrics/Gynecologic Infections
• GBS Intrapartum Prophylaxis & Neonatal Management Algorithm
• Obstetrics/Gynecologic Infections Treatment
• Mastitis - Postpartum
• Evaluating beta-lactam allergy in intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis
• Ocular Infections


• Odontogenic Infections
• Odontogenic Infections Treatment
• Evaluating Penicillin Allergy and Recommendations for Treatment and Prophylaxis of Head and Neck Patients
• Parasitic Infections
• Malaria
• Respiratory Infections
• COPD - Acute Exacerbation (FGP Guideline)
• COVID-19 Infections
• Ambulatory, Emergency Department, Inpatient, and General Information (internal Infection Prevention)
• COVID-19 Inpatient Treatment Guidelines
• COVID-19 Outpatient Treatment Guidelines
• Paxlovid Drug-Drug Interaction Summary
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Guideline
• COVID-19 Vaccination Timing in Special Populations
• Pneumonia
• Pneumonia Treatment
• UMHHC Policy 07-01-037. MRSA Surveillance Cultures for Adult Patients with Pneumonia
• Procalcitonin Usage Guideline
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
• Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Lung Transplantation (OTIS)
• Indications for the Use of Ribavirin for Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections in Hematology Patients
• Influenza Treatment and Prophylaxis
• Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
• Animal Bites
• Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Treatment
• Dalbavancin Protocol for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin-Structure Infections (ABSSSI)
• Diabetic Foot Infection (FGP Guideline)

Guidelines for Hematology/Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant

• Prophylaxis Guidelines
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Hematology/oncology
• CAR-T
• Neutropenic Fever Treatment
• Bone Marrow Transplant & Hemtaology/Oncology
• Use of ribavirin for treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections

Diagnostic Stewardship Guidelines

• C. difficile/GIPAN
• JHU Blood Culture Algorithm
• Meningitis Film Array Panel
• Procalcitonin Usage Guideline
• Urine Cultures