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TB: Paediatric (Extract from DOH Protocol)
Locally relevant guidelines for both the junior and senior practitioner care for the manifold patients encountered within the Western Cape environment.
TB Drug Dosing Chart for Children <8 years and/or <25 kg
TB Drug Dosing Chart for Children ≥8 years and/or ≥25 kg
Dosing for lsoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) in Children
Screening Children for TB
TB Drug Dosing Chart for Children <8 years and/or <25 kg
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TB Drug Dosing Chart for Children ≥8 years and/or ≥25 kg
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Dosing for lsoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) in Children
Once daily for 6 months
| Target dose range | 10-15 mg/kg/dose |
| Formulation | 100mg tablet |
| Body weight (kg) | Dose |
| <2 | Expert advice |
| 2 - 2.4 | ¼ |
| 2.5-5 | ½ |
| 5.1 -9.9 | 1 |
| 10-13.9 | 1 ½ |
| 14-19.9 | 2 |
| 20-24.9 | 2 ½ |
| ≥25 | 3 |