Inpatient: Ceftriaxone 50mg/kg/day IV/IM Q24 OR gentamicin (age based dosing) OR [[TMP/SMX] 8mg/kg/day IV div BID x14 days. Treat IV until defervesces and clinically improved, then transition to PO.
Outpatient: TMP-SMX OR cefixime OR ciprofloxacin (in adolescents); see doses under UTI
Inpatient: >2 months: cefotaxime or ceftriaxone until taking PO, well appearing → transition to outpatient therapy.
Outpatient: (Infants and Children): TMP-SMX 6-10mg/kg/day TMP component div BID OR cefixime 16mg/kg/day x1 day, then 8mg/kg/day Q24 (max 400mg/dose) OR cephalexin 25mg/kg/dose QID (max 1000mg/dose) x7-14 days. Alternatives: nitrofurantoin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone.
Pediatric antibiotics
OB/GYN antibiotics
Skin and soft tissue antibiotics
Newborn resuscitation
Post exposure prophylaxis antibiotics
Baby feeding and nutrition
Sepsis antibiotics
Neuro antibiotics