Peritonitis Management in Children on PD Peritonitis Management ...

Oral Antibiotics Used <strong>in</strong> Exit-Site and
Tunnel Infection
Antimicrobial Dose Frequency Max dose
Amoxicill<strong>in</strong> 10-20 mg/kg/day Daily 1000 mg
Cephalex<strong>in</strong> 10-20 mg/kg/day Daily or 2 times daily 1000 mg
Ciprofloxac<strong>in</strong> 10-15 mg/kg/day Daily 500 mg
Clarithromyc<strong>in</strong> 7.5 mg/kg/day Daily or 2 times daily 500 mg
Cl<strong>in</strong>damyc<strong>in</strong> 30 mg/kg/day 3 times daily 600 mg
Dicloxacill<strong>in</strong>
40 kg 125-500 mg/dose
4 times daily 500 mg
Erythromyc<strong>in</strong> (as base) 30-50 mg/kg/day 3 or 4 times daily 500 mg
Fluconazole 6 mg/kg/day Every 24-48 hours 400 mg
Levofloxac<strong>in</strong> 10 mg/kg Every 48 hours
Day 1 500 mg, then
250 mg
L<strong>in</strong>ezolid
< 5 years 10 mg/kg/dose
5-11 years 10 mg/kg/dose
≥ 12 years 600 mg/dose
3 times daily
2 times daily
2 times daily
600 mg
Metronidazole 30 mg/kg/day 3 times daily 500 mg
Rifamp<strong>in</strong> 10-20 mg/kg/day 2 times daily 600 mg
Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole
(based on TMP)
5-10 mg/kg/day Daily 80 mg