Template:ANUG Antibiotics

• Organisms involved are polymycrobial but often include Fusobacterium necrophorum, Treponema spp, Selenomonas, and Prevotella

Options

• Penicillin V 500 mg PO q6 hours AND Metronidazole 500mg PO q8 hours x 10 days OR
• Clindamycin 600 mg PO q8 hours OR
• Ampicillin/Sulbactam 3g IV q 6 hours daily

also nystatin oral rinses of 5ml q6 hrs daily for 14 days will help with concominent fungal infection

HIV positive

in addition to antibiotic regimen consider an oral anti-fungal or nystatin

• Fluconazole 200mg PO daily for 14 days