Table, SDC 5. All empiric regimens by number of patients receiving that regimen (in first 2 days post blood culture). There are 158 unique regimens. Number of Children Antibiotic Regimen Prescribed Regimen 1 ceftriaxone 37 2 ampicillin & gentamicin 29 3 meropenem & vancomycin 19 4 meropenem 18 5 piperacillin/tazobactam 17 6 cefuroxime 15 7 cefotaxime & vancomycin 13 8 cefepime & vancomycin 11 9 cefotaxime 11 10 benzylpenicillin 10 11 vancomycin 9 12 gentamicin 9 13 flucloxacillin & gentamicin 8 14 ampicillin & cefotaxime 7 15 cefazolin 7 16 amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 6 17 piperacillin/tazobactam & vancomycin 6 18 ampicillin 5 19 amikacin & ceftriaxone 5 20 cefepime 5 21 amikacin 5 22 amikacin & vancomycin 5 23 amikacin & piperacillin/tazobactam 4 24 gentamicin & benzylpenicillin 4 25 gentamicin & vancomycin 4 26 flucloxacillin 4 27 amikacin & ciprofloxacin 4 28 amikacin & ampicillin/sulbactam 4 29 oxacillin 3 30 cefotaxime & gentamicin 3 31 netilmicin & benzylpenicillin 3 32 cefazolin & cefmetazole & vancomycin 3 33 ceftazidime 3 34 amikacin & meropenem 3 35 gentamicin & piperacillin/tazobactam 3 36 cefazolin & gentamicin 3 37 ceftazidime & vancomycin 3 38 phenoxymethylpenicillin 2 39 netilmicin & vancomycin 2 40 ampicillin & cefotaxime & gentamicin 2 Number of Children Antibiotic Regimen Prescribed Regimen 41 ceftriaxone & meropenem 2 42 cefotaxime & gentamicin & vancomycin 2 43 amikacin & ciprofloxacin & meropenem 2 44 piperacillin & vancomycin 2 45 amikacin & ampicillin/sulbactam & cefuroxime 2 46 cefotaxime & flucloxacillin 2 47 piperacillin/tazobactam & teicoplanin 2 48 amikacin & piperacillin/tazobactam & vancomycin 2 49 cefotaxime & benzylpenicillin 2 50 levofloxacin & piperacillin/tazobactam 2 51 clindamycin 2 52 ampicillin & gentamicin & meropenem 2 53 cefotaxime & flucloxacillin & gentamicin 2 54 gentamicin & meropenem & vancomycin 2 55 ampicillin & cefepime & gentamicin 2 56 ciprofloxacin 2 57 ceftriaxone & vancomycin 2 58 ampicillin & gentamicin & metronidazole 2 59 ceftazidime & gentamicin 2 60 ceftriaxone & gentamicin 2 61 cefepime & gentamicin & linezolid & vancomycin 1 62 cefepime & ceftriaxone & vancomycin 1 63 cefazolin & meropenem 1 64 amoxicillin & ceftriaxone 1 65 cefoperazone/sulbactam & colistin & vancomycin 1 66 cefepime & piperacillin/tazobactam & vancomycin 1 67 ceftriaxone & flucloxacillin & metronidazole 1 68 piperacillin/tazobactam & tobramycin 1 69 cefazolin & lincomycin 1 70 ceftriaxone & oxacillin & vancomycin 1 71 gentamicin & meropenem 1 72 ampicillin/sulbactam 1 73 amikacin & colistin 1 74 ceftazidime & flucloxacillin 1 75 cefepime & gentamicin & piperacillin/tazobactam & vancomycin 1 76 linezolid & trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole 1 77 clindamycin & oxacillin & vancomycin 1 cefepime & metronidazole & piperacillin/tazobactam & 78 trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole & vancomycin 1 79 ceftriaxone & clindamycin 1 80 flucloxacillin & gentamicin & rifampicin & vancomycin 1 81 ampicillin/sulbactam & ceftazidime 1 82 amoxicillin & gentamicin 1 Number of Children Antibiotic Regimen Prescribed Regimen 83 meropenem & piperacillin/tazobactam & vancomycin 1 84 amikacin & ceftriaxone & meropenem & vancomycin 1 85 ampicillin & meropenem 1 86 cefepime & ceftriaxone & ertapenem & gentamicin & vancomycin 1 87 aztreonam & clindamycin & gentamicin & vancomycin 1 88 amikacin & cefepime & gentamicin & vancomycin 1 89 ampicillin & gentamicin & vancomycin 1 90 amikacin & flucloxacillin 1 91 colistin 1 92 cefepime & metronidazole 1 93 meropenem & teicoplanin 1 94 cefoperazone/sulbactam & gentamicin 1 95 ampicillin & vancomycin 1 96 gentamicin & oxacillin 1 97 ciprofloxacin & meropenem 1 98 ceftriaxone & piperacillin/tazobactam & vancomycin 1 cefepime & ceftriaxone & imipenem/cilastin & piperacillin/tazobactam & 99 vancomycin 1 100 amikacin & ampicillin & ciprofloxacin 1 101 clindamycin & piperacillin/tazobactam 1 102 amoxicillin & cefotaxime 1 103 cefuroxime & clindamycin 1 104 cefepime & ceftriaxone & oxacillin & vancomycin 1 105 meropenem & piperacillin/tazobactam 1 106 metronidazole & vancomycin 1 107 amikacin & meropenem & teicoplanin 1 108 cefotaxime & gentamicin & metronidazole 1 109 metronidazole 1 110 netilmicin 1 111 cefotaxime & metronidazole 1 112 amikacin & ceftazidime 1 113 cefepime & metronidazole & vancomycin 1 114 cefazolin & cefepime & gentamicin & linezolid 1 115 ampicillin & flucloxacillin & gentamicin 1 116 cefoperazone/sulbactam 1 117 colistin & meropenem 1 118 cefuroxime & metronidazole 1 119 amikacin & meropenem & vancomycin 1 120 amoxicillin/clavulanic acid & meropenem 1 121 ampicillin & cefepime & ciprofloxacin & piperacillin/tazobactam 1 122 cefepime & gentamicin & imipenem/cilastin & vancomycin 1 cefoperazone/sulbactam & colistin & trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole & 123 vancomycin 1 Number of Children Antibiotic Regimen Prescribed Regimen 124 ampicillin & cefotaxime & gentamicin & vancomycin 1 125 cefixime & flucloxacillin 1 126 ampicillin & cloxacillin 1 127 cefotaxime & lincomycin 1 128 linezolid & meropenem 1 129 ampicillin & cefotaxime & teicoplanin 1 130 meropenem & metronidazole & vancomycin 1 131 gentamicin & imipenem/cilastin 1 132 amikacin & cefuroxime 1 133 colistin & meropenem & trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole & vancomycin 1 134 amikacin & metronidazole & vancomycin 1 135 flucloxacillin & lincomycin & vancomycin 1 136 cefepime & daptomycin & imipenem/cilastin & vancomycin 1 137 amikacin & ampicillin 1 138 ampicillin/sulbactam & ceftriaxone & vancomycin 1 139 ampicillin & cefotaxime & vancomycin 1 140 cefoperazone/sulbactam & gentamicin & levofloxacin 1 141 linezolid 1 142 cefepime & gentamicin & vancomycin 1 143 amikacin & ampicillin/sulbactam & cefepime 1 144 cefotaxime & cloxacillin 1 145 colistin & levofloxacin & meropenem 1 146 cefazolin & vancomycin 1 147 ampicillin & cefepime & gentamicin & vancomycin 1 148 cefotaxime & gentamicin & benzylpenicillin 1 149 ampicillin & cefepime & metronidazole 1 150 gentamicin & metronidazole & piperacillin/tazobactam & vancomycin 1 151 amikacin & teicoplanin 1 152 cefazolin & cefotaxime & gentamicin 1 153 cefepime & ceftriaxone & gentamicin 1 154 amikacin & piperacillin/tazobactam & teicoplanin 1 155 cefotaxime & tobramycin 1 156 amikacin & ceftazidime & vancomycin 1 157 meropenem & teicoplanin & tobramycin 1 158 ampicillin & piperacillin/tazobactam & vancomycin 1 .