Template:Typhoid Antibiotics
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Oral therapy with Quinolone Susceptibility
- Ciprofloxacin 500-750 mg PO q 12 hrs x 14 days
Parenteral Therapy with Quinolone Susceptibility
- Ciprofloxacin 400 mg IV q 12 hrs x 10 days
Parenteral Therapy with Quinolone Resistance
- if nalidixic acid resistant, assume fluoroquinolone resistant
- Ceftriaxone 2mg IV q 24 hrs x 14 days
- OR
- Cefixime 10-15 mg/kg IV q 12 hrs x 8 days
Oral Therapy with Quinolone Resistance
- Azithromycin 1 g PO daily x 5 days