Table 2.

Drug treatment of typhoid carriers

Antibiotic	Daily dose	Route	Dose	Duration (Days)
Ampicillin or Amoxycillin + Probenicid	100 mg/kg 30 mg/kg	Oral	tid/qid	6-12 weeks
Co-trimoxazole	4-20 mg/kg	Oral	Bid	6-12 weeks
Ciprofloxacin	1500mg	Oral	Bid	4 weeks
Norfloxacin	800 mg	Oral	Bid	4 weeks