What is the recommended treatment for intraabdominal infection?

From the Guidelines

The recommended treatment for intraabdominal infection involves a combination of source control and antimicrobial therapy, with empiric antimicrobial therapy initiated promptly to cover gram-negative aerobic bacteria, gram-positive cocci, and anaerobes, as recommended by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1.

Key Considerations

• Source control, including surgical drainage of infected fluid collections, debridement of necrotic tissue, and repair of anatomic defects, should be performed as soon as possible.
• Empiric antimicrobial therapy should include coverage for enteric gram-negative aerobic and facultative bacilli and enteric gram-positive streptococci, with options such as ticarcillin-clavulanate, cefoxitin, ertapenem, moxifloxacin, or tigecycline as single-agent therapy, or combinations of metronidazole with cefazolin, cefuroxime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, levofloxacin, or ciprofloxacin 1.
• Coverage for obligate anaerobic bacilli should be provided for distal small bowel, appendiceal, and colon-derived infection and for more proximal gastrointestinal perforations in the presence of obstruction or paralytic ileus 1.

Antimicrobial Regimens

• For adult patients with mild-to-moderate community-acquired infection, the use of ticarcillin-clavulanate, cefoxitin, ertapenem, moxifloxacin, or tigecycline as single-agent therapy is recommended, with the choice of agent based on local microbiologic data, cost advantage, allergies, and formulary availability 1.
• The use of agents with substantial anti-Pseudomonal activity is not recommended for patients with mild-to-moderate community-acquired infection, unless there is evidence of infection due to such organisms 1.

Duration of Therapy

• Antimicrobial therapy should generally continue for 4-7 days, provided adequate source control has been achieved, with duration adjusted based on the severity of the infection and the patient's response to therapy 1.

Supportive Care

• Supportive care, including fluid resuscitation, pain management, and nutritional support, is essential to promote recovery and minimize complications.

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From the FDA Drug Label

1. 2 Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections (Adult and Pediatric Patients) Meropenem for injection is indicated for the treatment of complicated appendicitis and peritonitis caused by viridans group streptococci, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacteroides fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron,and Peptostreptococcus species.
2. 1 Adult Patients The recommended dose of meropenem for injection is 500 mg given every 8 hours for skin and skin structure infections and 1 gram given every 8 hours for intra-abdominal infections.

The recommended treatment for intraabdominal infection is meropenem for injection at a dose of 1 gram given every 8 hours 2.

• Indications: Complicated appendicitis and peritonitis caused by specific bacteria, including viridans group streptococci, Escherichia coli, and Bacteroides fragilis.
• Dosage: 1 gram every 8 hours for adult patients.
• Administration: Intravenous infusion over approximately 15 minutes to 30 minutes, or as an intravenous bolus injection over approximately 3 minutes to 5 minutes.

From the Research

Intraabdominal Infection Treatment

The recommended treatment for intraabdominal infection involves the use of antimicrobial agents that provide reliable activity against endotoxin-generating Escherichia coli, other gram-negative facultative bacteria, and anaerobes such as Bacteroides fragilis 3.

Antimicrobial Regimens

• The combination of ciprofloxacin plus metronidazole has been shown to be effective and safe for the treatment of intraabdominal infections 3, 4.
• Fluoroquinolone-based regimens, such as moxifloxacin, have also been compared to β-lactam-based regimens, with no significant difference in effectiveness or safety 5.
• Guidelines recommend single-agent therapy with cefoxitin, cefotetan, or cefmetazole or ticarcillin-clavulanic acid for community-acquired infections of mild to moderate severity 6.
• For more severe infections, single-agent therapy with carbapenems (imipenem/cilastatin) or combination therapy with either a third-generation cephalosporin, a monobactam (aztreonam), or an aminoglycoside plus clindamycin or metronidazole is recommended 6.

Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy

• Guidelines recommend an antimicrobial therapy duration of four to seven days for intraabdominal infections 7.
• A study comparing short-course and prolonged antimicrobial therapy found no significant difference in clinical outcomes, including clinical cure, hospital length of stay, and 28-day all-cause mortality rate 7.

Considerations

• Selection of empiric agents must be directed at providing reliable activity against the suspected pathogens, and must also consider safety profiles, pharmacokinetic profiles, and cost-effectiveness 3.
• The choice of antimicrobial regimen should be based on local bacterial epidemiology and patterns of resistance, as well as antimicrobial stewardship protocols 5.