RT Book, Section A1 Chin-Hong, Peter V. A1 Jacobs, Richard A. A2 Lalwani, Anil K. SR Print(0) ID 55764502 T1 Chapter 2. Antimicrobial Therapy for Head & Neck Infection T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, 3e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-162439-8 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55764502 RD 2024/10/08 AB A summary of empiric antimicrobial therapy for common conditions encountered in otolaryngology can be found in Table 2–1. In general, when culture and susceptibility data are finalized, it is important to use the narrowest agent possible. This may not only be cost effective in many cases but will also decrease selection pressure for the development of antimicrobial resistance.