Antibiotic dosing
Antibiotic dosing
- Adult ( > 30 kg ):
- Ampicillin – 2 grams
- Cefazolin – 1 gram
- Clindamycin – 600 mg
- Vancomycin – 1 gram
- Pediatric ( < 30 kg ):
- Amoxicillin – initially 50 mg/kg then 25 mg/kg 6 hours later
- Ampicillin – same as amoxicillin
- Cefazolin – 50 mg/kg, repeat 6 hours later
- Clindamycin – initially 10 mg/kg then 5 mg/kg 6 hours later
- Gentamicin – 2 mg/kg
- Vancomycin – 20 mg/kg
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