19. Treatment
Drug Dosage Duration
Penicillin V Children: 250 mg BID or TID
Adults: 250 mg QID or 500 mg BID
10 d
Amoxicillin 50 mg/kg (max 1 g) OD or
25 mg/kg (max 500 mg) BID
10 d
Benzathine Pen G (IM) Children < 27 kg: 600,000 U
Children 27 kg & Adults: 1.2 mU
1 does
Cephalexin 20 mg/kg/dose (max 500 mg) BID 10 d
Cefadroxil 30 mg/kg (max 1 g) OD 10 d
Clindamycin 7 mg/kg/dose (max 300 mg) TID 10 d
Azithromycin 12 mg/kg (max 500 mg) OD 5 d
Clarithromycin 7.5 mg/kg/dose (max 250 mg) BID 10 d
20. Treatment
Drug Dosage Duration
Clindamycin 2030 mg/kg/d divided to TID (max 300 mg/dose) 10 d
Penicillin V and
rifampin
Penicillin V: 50 mg/kg/d in 4 doses (max 2 g/d)
Rifampin: 20 mg/kg/d (max 600 mg) OD last 4 d of
treatment
10 d
Amoxicillin
clavulanic acid
40 mg amoxicillin/kg/d divided to TID (max 2 g of
amoxicillin/d)
10 d
Benzathine
penicillin G (IM)
plus rifampin (PO)
Benzathine pen G: <27 kg: 600,000 U
27 kg: 1.2 mU
Rifampin: 20 mg/kg/d divided to BID (max 600 mg/d)
Benzathine
pen G:
1 dose
rifampin:
4 d
49. Ref : Lieberthal AS, et al. Pediatrics 2013; 131:e964.
Initial antibiotic therapy New antibiotic therapy
Amoxicillin 80-90 mg/kg/day divided 2 doses Amoxicillin-Clavulanate 80-90 mg/kg/day PO
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate
(90 mg/kg/day of Amoxicillin divided 2 doses)
Ceftriaxone 50 mg/kg IM, IV for 3 days
Oral Cephalosporins: (divided 2 doses)
Cefdinir 14 mg/kg/day
Cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day
Cefpodoxime 10 mg/kg/day
Clindamycin 30-40 mg/kg/day PO divided 3 doses
+
Oral Cephalosporins
Amoxicillin or
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate or
Clindamycin + Oral Cephalosporins
Levofloxacin 10-20 mg/kg/day (Max 500 mg/day) OD
Tympanocentesis for Gram stain & Culture
Treatment 犢犖犢犖 < 2 犖犖: 10-14 d
犢犖犢犖犢犖犢犖ム鍵犖犖項犢犖犖犢: 5-7 d
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