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*[[TMP/SMX]] 1 double strength tablet daily, but one single strength tablet daily or one double-strength three times weekly is acceptable. | *[[TMP/SMX]] 1 double strength tablet daily, but one single strength tablet daily or one double-strength three times weekly is acceptable.<ref>CDC Guidelines for Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia for Children Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001957.htm</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 19 May 2015
Mild Disease
- TMP/SMX 2 DS tablets PO q8hrs daily OR
- Dapsone 100mg PO once daily + TMP 5mg/kg PO q8hrs OR
- caution: dapsone an cause methemoglobinemia
- Atavaquone 750mg PO q12hrs OR
- Primaquine 30mg PO q24hrs + Clindamycin 450mg PO q8hrs
Severe Disease
- TMP/SMX 5mg/kg IV q8hrs daily x 21 days OR
- Pentamidine 4mg/kg IV daily infused over 60 minutes OR
- Primaquine 30mg PO once daily + Clindamycin 900mg IV q8hrs daily
Prophylaxis
- TMP/SMX 1 double strength tablet daily, but one single strength tablet daily or one double-strength three times weekly is acceptable.[1]
- ↑ CDC Guidelines for Prophylaxis Against Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia for Children Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001957.htm