Please note: This is for information only.

Refer to local guidelines for treatment recommendations

 

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• A Gram-negative bacillus that only grows anaerobically.
• Commonest anaerobe isolated from clinical specimens.

Main Clinical Infections

• Intra-abdominal infections and soft tissue infections below the waist.
• Most common anaerobe found in bacteraemia, often as part of polymicrobial sepsis.

Usually Sensitive to:

• Metronidazole
• Co-amoxiclav
• Meropenem / Imipenem
• Piptazobactam (Tazocin®)
• Clindamycin

Usually resistant to:

• Benzylpenicillin (due to b-lactamase production)
• Amoxicillin
• Cefuroxime
• Gentamicin
• Quinolones (Ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin)
• Macrolides (Erythromycin, clarithromycin)