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TABLE 3-2.

Summary of Treatment Regimens for Helicobacter mustelae Gastritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Proliferative Bowel Disease, and Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis

Disease		Drug	Dosage
Helicobacter mustelae gastritis		Amoxicillin	10mg/kg q12h PO
	Original triple therapy^*	Metronidazole	20mg/kg q12h PO
	Original triple therapy^*	Bismuth subsalicylate	17mg/kg (1 mL/kg) q12h PO
	Alternative therapy^*	Clarithromycin	12.5mg/kg q8h PO³⁶
		Ranitidine bismuth citrate	24mg/kg q8h PO³⁶
		or	24mg/kg q8h PO³⁶
		Clarithromycin	50mg/kg q24h PO¹
		Omeprazole	4mg/kg q24h PO¹
		Metronidazole	75mg/kg q24h PO¹
Inflammatory bowel disease		Azathioprine	0.9mg/kg PO q24–72h
		Prednisone	1mg/kg PO q24h
		Sucralfate	100mg/kg PO q6h
		Hypoallergenic diet	100mg/kg PO q6h
Proliferative bowel disease		Chloramphenicol	50mg/kg q12h PO, IM, SC
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis		Prednisone	1.25–2.5mg/kg q24h PO
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis		Ivermectin	0.4mg/kg SC, PO once; repeat in 14d

IM, Intramuscular; PO, per os; SC, subcutaneous.

Chloramphenicol, ranitidine bismuth citrate, azathioprine, and metronidazole can be prepared as suspensions by compounding pharmacists.

Treat for a minimum of 14 days.