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Recommendations

≥ 18 years
Dosage Remarks
amoxicillin oral 500 mg 3 times daily 5 days

or

pheneticillin oral 500 mg 4 times daily 5 days

SWAB remarks

oral

benzylpenicillin IV 1 million IU 4 times daily 5 days

SWAB remarks

intravenous

≥ 18 years

Indications: Allergy to penicillins

Dosage Remarks
doxycycline oral loading dose 200 mg, then 100 mg once daily for 7 days

SWAB remarks

oral

azithromycin oral 500 mg once daily 3 days

SWAB remarks

oral, in pregnancy/breastfeeding

cefuroxime IV 750 mg 3 times daily 5 days

SWAB remarks

intravenous

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