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Contact CDC Hotline +1-707-488-7100 in all cases
====Postexposure Prophylaxis====
====Postexposure Prophylaxis====
''Patient should be vaccinated at day #0, #14, #28''
''Patient should be vaccinated at day #0, #14, #28''
*[[Ciprofloxacin]] 500mg PO q12hrs daily x 60 days OR
*[[Ciprofloxacin]] 500mg PO q12hrs daily x 60 days '''OR'''
*[[Doxycycline]] 100mg PO q12hrs x 60 days
*[[Doxycycline]] 100mg PO q12hrs x 60 days


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====Inhalation or Cutaneous with systemic illness====
====Inhalation or Cutaneous with systemic illness====
*[[Ciprofloxacin]] 400mg IV q12hrs x 60 days(1st line) OR
*[[Ciprofloxacin]] 400mg IV q12hrs x 60 days (1st line) '''OR'''
*[[Doxycycline]] 100mg IV q12hrs x 60days (only if allergic to ciprofloxacin)
*[[Doxycycline]] 100mg IV q12hrs x 60days (only if allergic to ciprofloxacin) '''PLUS'''
**PLUS [[Clindamycin]] 90mg IV q8hrs
**[[Clindamycin]] 90mg IV q8hrs


====Pediatric Postexpsoure Prophylaxis====
====Pediatric Postexpsoure Prophylaxis====
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====Pediatric Inhalational or Cutaneous (systemically ill====
====Pediatric Inhalational or Cutaneous (systemically ill====
*[[Ciprofloxacin]] 15mg/kg IV q12hrs (1st line) OR
*[[Ciprofloxacin]] 15mg/kg IV q12hrs (1st line) '''OR'''
*[[Doxycycline]] 2.2mg/kg IV q12hrs (only if allergic to cipro)
*[[Doxycycline]] 2.2mg/kg IV q12hrs (only if allergic to cipro) '''PLUS'''
**PLUS [[Clindamycin]] 7.5mg/kg q6hrs daily
**[[Clindamycin]] 7.5mg/kg q6hrs daily

Revision as of 06:32, 18 August 2015

Postexposure Prophylaxis

Patient should be vaccinated at day #0, #14, #28

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

Pediatric Postexpsoure Prophylaxis

Pediatric Cutaneous Anthrax (not ill)

  • Same as post exposure dosing and duration

Pediatric Inhalational or Cutaneous (systemically ill