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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ther Drug Monit. 2012 Aug;34(4):446–451. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e31825c4bc3

Table 3.

INH Doses (mg/kg) needed to achieve Cmax ≥ 3 mg/L in 95% of infants and young children based on age. One thousand infants/young children were simulated at each age group. Slow, intermediate, and fast represent acetylation phenotype based on NAT2 genotype.

Age (month) Mean Body Weight (kg) INH daily dose (mg/kg)
Slow Intermediate Fast
3 5.9 8.5 9.7 10.8
6 7.5 7.2 8.5 9.8
9 9.0 6.7 8.0 9.5
12 9.8 6.5 7.9 9.4
15 10.7 6.3 7.8 9.3
18 11.4 6.2 7.8 9.2
24 12.4 6.1 7.8 9.1
36 14.0 6.0 7.8 8.9
48 16.0 5.8 7.8 8.8
60 18.0 5.7 7.8 8.6