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aneous anthrax
C han ge to oral treatm en t as soon as p ossible w ith phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V)
P O to com p lete 1 0 d ays of treatm en t:
C hild ren un d er 1 year: 2 5 0 m g/ d ay in 4 d ivid ed d oses
C hild ren from 1 to 5 years: 5 0 0 m g/ d ay in 4 d ivid ed d oses
C hild ren from 6 to 1 2 years: 1 g/ d ay in 4 d ivid ed d oses
A d ults: 2 g/ d ay in 4 d ivid ed d oses
F or p atien ts allergic to p en icillin : chloramphenicol P O at th e sam e
chloramphenicol I V
C hild ren : 1 0 0 m g/ k g/ d ay in 3 in jection s
A d ults: 3 g/ d ay in 3 in jection s
C han ge to oral treatm en t as soon as p ossible w ith
d oses to com p lete 1 0 d ays of treatm en t.
Prevention
– A n tibiotic p rop hylaxis for ad ult con tacts:
doxycycline P O (excep t for p regn an t an d lactatin g w om en ): 2 0 0 m g/ d ay for 6 w eek s
– B ury or burn the carcasses of an im als that d ie of an thrax.
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C han ge to oral treatm en t as soon as p ossible w ith phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V)
P O to com p lete 1 0 d ays of treatm en t:
C hild ren un d er 1 year: 2 5 0 m g/ d ay in 4 d ivid ed d oses
C hild ren from 1 to 5 years: 5 0 0 m g/ d ay in 4 d ivid ed d oses
C hild ren from 6 to 1 2 years: 1 g/ d ay in 4 d ivid ed d oses
A d ults: 2 g/ d ay in 4 d ivid ed d oses
F or p atien ts allergic to p en icillin : chloramphenicol P O at th e sam e
chloramphenicol I V
C hild ren : 1 0 0 m g/ k g/ d ay in 3 in jection s
A d ults: 3 g/ d ay in 3 in jection s
C han ge to oral treatm en t as soon as p ossible w ith
d oses to com p lete 1 0 d ays of treatm en t.
Prevention
– A n tibiotic p rop hylaxis for ad ult con tacts:
doxycycline P O (excep t for p regn an t an d lactatin g w om en ): 2 0 0 m g/ d ay for 6 w eek s
– B ury or burn the carcasses of an im als that d ie of an thrax.
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