Table 2

Appropriate antibiotic selection19 36 46 51

Bacterial acute respiratory tract infectionPrimary antibioticSecondary antibiotics for penicillin allergy
Acute otitis mediaAmoxicillinCefdinir, cefpodoxime, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, clindamycin
Community-acquired PneumoniaAmoxicillinCefpodoxime, cefprozil, cefuroxime, clindamycin
SinusitisAmoxicillinCefdinir, cefpodoxime, cefuroxime, clindamycin
Streptococcal pharyngitisAmoxicillinCephalexin (preferred unless previous type I hypersensitivity reaction to penicillin) clindamycin, azithromycin