Table 1: The CPOE order set.

Fully immunized patients* Ampicillin 50 mg/kg/dose Q6H
Not fully immunized patients* Third-generation parenteral cephalosporin (Ceftriaxone) 75 mg/kg/dose Q24H
Penicillin allergy Clindamycin 5 mg/kg/dose Q8H
Presumed atypical pneumonia Add azithromycin 10 mg/kg/dose x1, then 5 mg/kg/dose Q24H x4 days
Presumed atypical pneumonia in patients allergic to macrolides Levofloxacin
6 months to < 5 years: 10 mg/kg/dose Q12H
>= 5 years-16 years: 10 mg/kg/dose Q24H
S. aureus (MRSA) suspected Add vancomycin 15 mg/kg/dose Q6H
Influenza suspected Diagnose and treat influenza infection as appropriate
*Fully immunized: Received 3 primary doses of Hib and S. pneumoniae