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Table 4.6. Treatment recommendations for tularemia in children before test results<br />

are known<br />

Drug<br />

Dosage<br />

Preferred choices<br />

Streptomycin 15 mg/kg, IM, BID × 10 days (should not exceed 2 gram/day)<br />

Gentamicin 2.5 mg/kg, IM or IV, TID × 10 days (not an FDA-approved use)<br />

Alternative choices<br />

Doxycycline* If weight ≥45 kg, 100 mg, IV × 14–21 days<br />

If weight

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