IV/IM Adult Ceftriaxone 1-2 g once daily or bid depending on the severity of infections. Max: 4 g/day.
Ped patient Skin & skin structure infections Ceftriaxone 50-75 mg/kg once daily or bid. Max: 1 g/day.
Acute bacterial otitis media Ceftriaxone 50 mg/kg as single IM dose not exceeding 1 g.
Serious miscellaneous infection other than meningitis Ceftriaxone 50-75 mg/kg every 12 hr. Max: 2 g/day.
Treatment of minorities Initially ceftriaxone 100 mg/kg once daily or every 12 hr. Max: 4 g/day. Duration of therapy: 7-14 days, 4-14 days, longer therapy in complicated infections, 10 days (for infections caused by
Strep pyogenes).
Patient w/ CrCl <30 mL/min Max: Sulbactam 500 mg every 12 hr.
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