By vgreene, 13 June, 2017 clindamycin: 7 mg/kg PO tid; max: 300 mg/dose (IDSA4). However, AHA5 lists the dosing as 20 mg/kg per day divided in 3 doses (1.8 g/day)
By vgreene, 13 June, 2017 cefadroxil: 30 mg/kg PO daily; max: 1000 mg (IDSA1). AHA2 also recommends cefadroxil, but no dosing provided
By vgreene, 13 June, 2017 cephalexin: 20 mg/kg PO bid; max: 500 mg/dose (IDSA1). AHA2 also recommends cephalexin, but no dosing provided
By vgreene, 13 June, 2017 PCN G benzathine: 27 kg: 1.2 million units IM x1 (AHA,2 IDSA3). However, HFNZ4 places the pediatric cut-off at
By vgreene, 13 June, 2017 amoxicillin: 50 mg/kg PO daily x10 days; max: 1000 mg/day; alternate: 25 mg/kg bid x10 days; max: 500 mg/dose (AHA,2 IDSA,3 HFNZ4). However, HFNZ4 also stratifies the once daily dosing as: 750 mg PO once daily x10 days if
By vgreene, 13 June, 2017 PCN VK: 250 mg PO qid or 500 mg PO bid x10 days. Children: 250 mg PO bid-tid x10 days (AHA,2 IDSA3). However, AHA2 also recommends that 500 mg PO tid x10 days might be appropriate
By vgreene, 13 June, 2017 Tx w/ clindamycin, azithromycin, or clarithromycin (IDSA,1 AHA2); however, HFNZ3 recommends erythromycin:
By vgreene, 13 June, 2017 erythromycin: 40 mg/kg/day PO divided bid-tid x10 days; max: 1000 mg/day (HFNZ3)