Meningitis, brain abscesses, bacteremia, other serious infection
Neonate < 1 wk, neonate 1-4 wk and = 2 kg, premature infant: 25 mg/kg/day IV.
Neonate 1-4 wk and > 2 kg: 25 mg/kg IV q 12 h. Give IV for meningitis.
Infant, child, adult: 50-100 mg/kg/day IV, divided q 6 h. Max 100 mg/kg/day.
External ear canal infection
Child, adult: Instill 2-3 drops in ear canal tid or qid.
Infection of conjunctiva or cornea
Child, adult: Instill 1-2 drops solution in eye q 3-6 h until improves. Apply small amount oint to lower conjunctival sac hs as supplement. Or apply small amount of oint alone to lower conjunctival sac q 3-6 h or more prn. Cont for up to 48 h after improvement. |