Table 2.

Summary of the in-house dosage recommendations of intravenous gentamicin, extracted from the national database SwissPedDose; ^†indicates where a 24-h dosing interval applies; ^‡indicates where an 8-h dosing interval applies. n.r. no in-house recommendation reported

Hospital	Dosage (mg/kg/dose)	Trough level (mg/L)	Peak level (mg/L)
1	3.0–7.5†	0.5–2.0	n.r
2	No gentamicin use	n.r	n.r
3	7.5†	0–2.0	5–10
4	5.0–7.0†	≤ 1.0	n.r
5	5.0–7.5† (max. daily dose 500 mg/dose†)	< 1.0	6–8
6	Moderate infection: 1.0‡ Severe infection: 2.5‡	< 0.6–2.0	n.r
7	7.5†	< 1.0	n.r
8	< 33 kg body weight: 7.5†  ≥ 33 kg body weight: 250 mg/dose†	< 2.0	n.r