Adults, Children and Newborns with a gestation age of over 40 weeks for:

• The treatment of septicaemia, bacteraemia, brain abscess, necrotising pneumonia, osteomyelitis, puerperal sepsis, pelvic abscess, pelvic cellulitis, peritonitis and post-operative wound infections from which one or more pathogenic anaerobes have been isolated.

• The prevention of post-operative infections caused by anaerobic bacteria particularly species of bacteroides and anaerobic streptococci.

Adults and Children over 10 years only for:

• Bacterial vaginosis (also known as non-specific vaginitis, anaerobic vaginitis or Gardnerella vaginitis).

• Acute dental infections (e.g. acute pericoronitis and acute apical infections).

• Anaerobically infected leg ulcers and pressure sores.

Adults and Children for:

• The treatment of urogenital trichomoniasis in the female (trichomonal vaginitis) and in the male.

• All forms of amoebiasis (intestinal and extra-intestinal disease and that of symptomless cyst passers)

• Giardiasis

• Acute ulcerative gingivitis.

Children for

• Eradication of Helicobacter pylori

Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate use of antibacterial agents.