Treatment | Adult dose |
Clindamycin | 600 mg orally three times daily |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (cotrimoxazole) | 2 DS tablets orally twice daily (alternatively: 4 mg/kg per dose [trimethoprim component] orally twice daily [maximum 2 DS tablets twice daily]) |
Doxycycline | 100 mg orally twice daily |
Minocycline | 200 mg orally once, then 100 mg orally twice daily |
Linezolid¶ | 600 mg orally twice daily |
RifampinΔ | 300 to 450 mg orally twice daily◊ |
PLUS | |
One of the following agents: | |
Ciprofloxacin | 500 to 750 mg twice daily |
Fusidic acid (where available)§ | 500 mg orally 3 times daily |