Table 1 Drug treatments for pneumonia in children as suggested by Esposito S et al. (Esposito et al., 2012), revised
From: Monitoring adherence to guidelines of antibiotic use in pediatric pneumonia: the MAREA study
Antibiotic choice | Dose and route of administration | Total duration of treatment |
|---|---|---|
First choice | ||
 Amoxicillin | 50–90 mg/kg/d (max 3.000 mg) in 2–3 doses. Oral | 5–7 days |
 Ampicillin | 100 mg/kg/d (max 12.000 mg) in 3–4 doses. iv | 5–7 days |
 Clarithromycin | 15 mg/kg/d (max 1.000 mg) in 2 divided doses. Oral | 14 days |
 Clarithromycin | 4–8 mg/kg/day in 2 divided doses. iv | 14 days |
 Azithromycin | 10 mg/kg/d (max 500 mg) in 1 dose. Oral | 3 days |
1 dose of 10Â mg/kg/d and then 5Â mg/kg/d. oral | 4Â days | |
Second choice | ||
 Amoxicillin/clavulanate | amoxicillin component: 50–90 mg/kg/d (max 3.000 mg) in 2 doses. Oral | 5–7 days |
 Ampicillin/sulbactam | 150 mg/kg/d (max 9.000 mg) in 3 doses. iv | |
 Cefuroxime axetil | 20–30 mg/kg/d in 2 divided doses. Oral | |
 Benzylpenicillin iv | 200.000 units/kg/d in 4–6 doses. iv | |
 Ceftriaxone | 80–100 mg/kg (max 2.000 mg) once a day. iv | |
 Cefotaxime | 100–150 mg/kg/d in 3 divided doses. iv | |
 Cefaclor | 20–40 mg/kg once a day. Oral | |
 Cefpodoxime proxetil | 8 mg/kg once a day. Oral | |