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Table 7 Oral antibiotic dosage

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

Antibiotic

Recommended dose

Cephalexin

100 mg/kg daily in 4 divided doses (max daily dosage 4 g)

Amoxicillin-clavulanate

80 mg/kg daily in 3 divided doses (max daily dosage 2 g)

Amoxicillin

75–100 mg/kg daily in 3 divided doses (max daily dosage 3 g)

Clindamycin

30–40 mg/kg daily in 3–4 divided doses (max daily dosage 1.8 g)

TMP-SMX

8 mg/kg daily of TMP in 2 divided doses (max daily dosage 320 mg of TMP)

Rifampicin

10–20 mg/kg daily in 1–2 divided doses (max daily dosage 600 mg)