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. 2021 Aug 28;47:179. doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01130-4

Table 7.

Oral antibiotic dosage

Antibiotic Recommended dose
Cephalexin 100 mg/kg daily in 4 divided doses (max daily dosage 4 g)
Amoxicillin-clavulanate 80 mg/kg daily in 3 divided doses (max daily dosage 2 g)
Amoxicillin 75–100 mg/kg daily in 3 divided doses (max daily dosage 3 g)
Clindamycin 30–40 mg/kg daily in 3–4 divided doses (max daily dosage 1.8 g)
TMP-SMX 8 mg/kg daily of TMP in 2 divided doses (max daily dosage 320 mg of TMP)
Rifampicin 10–20 mg/kg daily in 1–2 divided doses (max daily dosage 600 mg)