Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance ... - PHRplus

Other recommended antibiotics to treat meningitisAgent Route Dose for adultsDose for childrenDuration oftreatmentPenicillin G IV 3-4 MU daily every 4-6 hours 400 000 Units per kg 4 daysAmpicillin or IV 2-3 g daily every 6 hours 250 mg per kg 4 daysAmoxicillinAmoxicillin Oral 2-3 g every 6 hours 250 mg per kg 4 daysIV 1 g every 8-12 hours 100 mg per kg 4 daysChloramphenicolChloramphenicol(oily)IM Single dose 3 g single dose -100 mg per kg1-2 daysCefotaxime IV 2 g every 6 hours 250 mg per kg 4 daysCeftriaxone IV 1-2 g over 12-24 hours 50-80 mg per kg 4 daysCeftriaxone IM 1-2 g single dose 50-80 mg per kg 1-2 days196Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Ghana