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Table 4 Intravenous treatment of non-complicated AHOM according to age

From: Italian consensus on the therapeutic management of uncomplicated acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children

Age

Empiric treatment (I choice)

Empiric treatment (II choice)

<  3 months

Ampicillin-sulbactam

OR

Cephazolin + Gentamycin

Oxacillin + Gentamycin

OR

Amoxicillin/clavulanate + Gentamycin

OR

Cefotaxime + Oxacillin

(if low prevalence of ESBL)

3 months- 5 years

Cephazolin

Amoxicillin/clavulanate

OR

Ampicillin/sulbactam

OR

Ceftriaxone

+

Clindamycin or Glycopeptides

(if MRSA prevalence > 10%)

>  5 years

Oxacillin

OR

Cephazolin

OR

Clindamycin

Amoxicillin/clavulanate

OR

Ampicillin/sulbactam

OR

Ceftriaxone

OR

Ceftazidime

+

Clindamycin or Glycopeptides

(if MRSA prevalence > 10%)