Table 4.

Recommended antibiotic treatment for human granulocytic anaplasmosis.^11,12,65,66

Antibiotic drug	Patient age (years)	Antibiotic dose	Duration (days)
Doxycycline hyclate	≤ 8	2.2 mg/kg 2 times daily IVa or POb	4 - 5c
	> 8	100 mg 2 times daily IV or PO	10 - 14d
Tetracycline HCl	> 8	500 mg 4 times daily PO	10 - 14
Rifampin	Pediatrice	20 mg/kg/d (max. 600 mg) in 2 divided doses PO	5 - 7f
	Adultg	300 mg 2 times daily PO	5 - 7

^aIntravenous administration;

^bOral administration,

^cUntil fever has resolved and three additional days;

^d14 days recommended if suspected co-incubating B. burgdorferi infection;

^eIndividuals aged 16 years or less;

^fShort duration since therapy not directed towards co-incubating B. burgdorferi infection;

^gIndividuals aged 18 years or older.