Antibiotic/Antimicrobial Therapy is utilized to treat infections unresponsive to oral antibiotics. It is, typically, a short-term therapy that can be administered from 1 day to 6 or more weeks.

• Recommended short-term line placement for therapies lasting longer than 1 week in duration.
• Administration method may vary from IV Push to Gravity to Pump.
• Labs may be ordered and are based on drug as well as length of therapy.
• First Dosing in the home may be possible. Please consult a Chartwell pharmacist.

 

 

Indications/Candidates for Antibiotics

• Osteomyelitis
• Bacterial Endocarditis
• Wound Infections
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Bacteremia
• Septic Arthritis
• Cellulitis
• Fungal Infections
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Respiratory Tract Infections