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Recommendations

≥ 18 years
Dosage Remarks
amoxicillin + clavulanic acid IV 1000/100 mg 6 times daily for 2 weeks
≥ 18 years

Contra-indications: Allergy to penicillins*

Dosage Remarks
cefuroxime IV 1500 mg 3 times daily for 2 weeks

+

metronidazole IV 500 mg 3 times daily for 2 weeks

Comments

*See protocol Policy for antibiotic allergy | Radboud UMC

Drainage.

Beware of acute necrotising mediastinitis, empyema and Lemierre's syndrome.

Duration depends on clinical course and imaging.