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Revision as of 18:55, 18 June 2014
Antibiotics
- Amoxicillin 80-90mg/kg/day divided into 2 daily doses x5-7days
- 1st line
- Amoxicillin/Clavulanate
- 80-90mg of amoxicillin per kg/day
- Consider if symptoms persist >72hr after amox begun
- Clavulanate increases vomiting/diarrhea
- Azithromycin 10mg/kg/day x 1 day and 5mg/kg/day x 4 remaining days
- Consider if penicillin allergic
- Ceftriaxone 50mg/kg IM once as single injection
- Use if cannot tolerate PO
- Cefdinir 14mg/kg/day BID x 5 days