Erratum to South African guideline for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

South African guideline for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

In the article that appeared on Page 1469-1502 of the Vol 9, No 6 (June 2017) Issue of the Journal of Thoracic Disease (1), there is an error in Table 2: the dose of Clarithromycin 1 g XL should be 1 g XL daily, not 1g XL 12 hourly.

Therefore, the correct table is as follows (Table 2):

Table 2. Dose and route of administration for antibiotics prescribed for CAP.

Antibiotics	Route	Dose	Time of administration
Penicillins
Benzylpenicillin (S. pneumoniae MIC ≤0.5 mg/L)	IV	2 MU	6 hourly
Benzylpenicillin (S. pneumoniae MIC ≤1 mg/L)	IV	4 MU	6 hourly
Benzylpenicillin (S. pneumoniae MIC ≤2 mg/L)	IV	4 MU	4 hourly
Amoxicillin	PO	1 g	8 hourly
Amoxicillin-clavulanate	PO	1 g	8 hourly
	PO	2 g SR	12 hourly
	IVI	1.2 g	8 hourly
Amoxicillin-clavulanate/plus amoxicillin	PO	375 mg/plus 500 mg	8 hourly/8 hourly
Ampicillin	IVI	1–2 g	6 hourly
Cephalosporins
Cefuroxime axetil	PO	750 mg	8 hourly
Cefuroxime	IVI	1.5 g	8 hourly
Cefpodoxime	PO	400 mg	12 hourly
Ceftriaxone	IVI	1–2 g	24 hourly
Cefotaxime	IVI	1–2 g	8 hourly
Ceftaroline	IVI	600 mg	12 hourly
Fluoroquinolones
Moxifloxacin	PO	400 mg	Daily
	IVI	400 mg	Daily
Levoflloxacin	PO	750 mg/500 mg	Daily/12 hourly
	IVI	750 mg/500 mg	Daily/12 hourly
Macrolides/azalide
Erythromycin	PO	500 mg	6 hourly
	IVI	1 g	6 hourly
Clarithromycin	PO	500 mg	12 hourly
	PO	1 g XL	Daily
	IVI	500 mg	12 hourly
Azithromycin	PO	500 mg	Daily
	IVI	500 mg	Daily
Tetracyclines
Doxycycline	PO	200 mg/100 mg	Stat (200 mg) followed by 100 mg 12 hourly
Carbapenems
Ertapenem	IVI/IM	1 g	Daily

CAP, community acquired pneumonia.

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.