Template:Anthrax antibiotics
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Contact CDC Hotline +1-707-488-7100 in all cases
Postexposure Prophylaxis
Patient should be vaccinated at day #0, #14, #28
- Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO q12hrs daily x 60 days OR
- Doxycycline 100mg PO q12hrs x 60 days
Cutaneous Anthrax (not systemically ill)
- Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO q12hrs x 60 days
- Doxycycline 100mg PO q12hrs x 60 days
Inhalation or Cutaneous with systemic illness
- Ciprofloxacin 400mg IV q12hrs x 60 days(1st line) OR
- Doxycycline 100mg IV q12hrs x 60days (only if allergic to ciprofloxacin)
- PLUS Clindamycin 90mg IV q8hrs
Pediatric Postexpsoure Prophylaxis
- Ciprofloxacin 15mg/kg PO q12hrs x 60 days
- Doxycycline 2.2mg/kg PO q12hrs x 60 days
Pediatric Cutaneous Anthrax (not ill)
- Same as post exposure dosing and duration
Pediatric Inhalational or Cutaneous (systemically ill
- Ciprofloxacin 15mg/kg IV q12hrs (1st line) OR
- Doxycycline 2.2mg/kg IV q12hrs (only if allergic to cipro)
- PLUS Clindamycin 7.5mg/kg q6hrs daily