Bacterial Infections
Summary
- Guidelines on opportunistic infections recommend that empiric outpatient oral treatment for bacterial respiratory infections including those caused by S pneumoniae, among individuals with HIV are guided by level of infection and include both oral and intravenous drugs (Table 5) (Management Guidelines)[CDC OI]
- Empiric treatment should start promptly in patients with HIV
- Antimicrobial therapy should be targeted to the specific pathogen once identified
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