Antimicrobials
Ampicillin-Sulbactam

Ampicillin-Sulbactam

Dosing

General Information

  • Cat/dog/human bites
  • Aspiration pneumonia
  • Mild intra-abdominal infection
  • Mild-moderate diabetic foot infection

Cat/dog/human bites

  • Allergy and rash as for all beta-lactams
  • EBV related rash (not allergy)
  • Rare: cytopenias, +ve Coombs

Increased risk of rash with allopurinol.

Antimicrobial class: Aminopenicillin + Beta-lactamase inhibitor

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 1 hour

Biliary penetration: Therapeutic

CSF penetration: Therapeutic (ampicillin component only)

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

Urine penetration: Therapeutic

Route of Elimination: Urine