Template:Pediatric pneumonia treatment

Newborn

• Hospitalized
  • Ampicillin (80-90mg/kg/day) + gentamicin +/- cefotaxime
    • Add vancomycin if MRSA a concern
    • Add erythromycin (12.g mg/kg QID) if concern for chlamydia
• Outpatient
  • Initial outpatient management not recommended

1-3 Month

• Hospitalized
  • Afebrile pneumonitis
    • Erythromycin (10 mg/kg q6) or azithro (2.5 mg/kg q12)
  • Febrile pneumonia
• Add cefoTAXime (200mg/kg per day divided q8h)
• Outpatient
  • erythromycin OR azithro PO

>3mo - 18 years

• Hospitalized
  • Fully immunized: Ampicillin (50mg/kg q6) IV
  • Not fully immunized: cefoTAXime (150 mg/kg divided q8h) IV
• Outpatient
  • Amoxicillin (90 mg/kg divided BID) x 5 days PO
  • Alternative: azithromycin OR amoxicillin-clavulanate