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Template:Infectious Tenosynovitis Antibiotics
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Treatment should cover S. aureus, Streptococcus, and MRSA
- Vancomycin 15-20 mg/kg once daily OR
- Levofloxacin 750 mg IV once daily (avoid in pediatrics)
- If suspicious of Gonococcal infection then 1g IV once daily
Animal Bites
Ampicillin/Sulbactam 3g (50mg/kg) IV four times daily
Pediatrics
- Ceftriaxone 100mg/kg IV once daily AND Metronidazole 7.5mg/kg IV four times daily OR
- Clindamycin 10mg/kg IV four times daily NA TMP/SMX 5mg/kg IV BID
