▁Tre at ment ▁Tre at ment ▁of ▁A IT ▁involves ▁ant ib i otic ▁treatment . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁off ending ▁organ ism ▁found ▁on ▁micro scop ic ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁st ained ▁fine ▁need le ▁asp ir ate , ▁the ▁appropriate ▁ant ib i otic ▁treatment ▁is ▁determined . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁severe ▁in fection , ▁system ic ▁ant ib iot ics ▁are ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Emp ir ical ▁broad ▁spectrum ▁ant im icro b ial ▁treatment ▁provides ▁pre lim inary ▁coverage ▁for ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁b acter ia , ▁including ▁S . ▁a ure us ▁and ▁S . ▁py ogen es . ▁▁ ▁Ant im icro b ial ▁options ▁include ▁pen ic ill in ase - res istant ▁pen ic ill ins ▁( ex : ▁clo x ac ill in , ▁dic lo x ac ill in ) ▁or ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁a ▁pen ic ill in ▁and ▁a ▁beta - la ct am ase ▁in hib itor . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁patients ▁with ▁a ▁pen ic ill in ▁aller gy , ▁cl ind am yc in ▁or ▁a ▁macro lide ▁can ▁be ▁pres cribed . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁an a er ob ic ▁organ isms ▁involved ▁with ▁A IT ▁are ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁pen ic ill in . ▁ ▁C ertain ▁Gram - negative ▁b ac illi ▁( ex : ▁Pre v ot ella , ▁F us ob acter ia , ▁and ▁P orph y rom onas ) ▁are ▁exhib iting ▁an