Bibliographic Info
GuidelineRecommendations for management of common childhood conditions : evidence for technical update of pocket book recommendations : newborn conditions, dysentery, pneumonia, oxygen use and delivery, common causes of fever, severe acute malnutrition and supportive care
Year of Publication2012
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low
In children with severe acute malnutrition with complications, give parenteral antibiotics as follows: — Benzyl penicillin: 50 000 U/kg IM/IV every 6 hours, or ampicillin: 50 mg/kg IM/IV every 6 hours for 2 days, then oral amoxicillin: 15 mg/kg/dose every 8 hours for 5 days. AND — Gentamicin: 7.5 mg/kg IM/IV once daily for 7 days