Contained Casualty Setting

Adult Preferred choices:

• Streptomycin - 1g IM BID
• Gentamicin - 5 mg/kg IM or IV OD or 2 mg/kg loading dose followed by 1.7 mg/kg IM or IV TID

Adult Alternative choices:

• Doxycycline - 100 mg IV BID or 200 mg IV OD
• Ciprofloxacin - 400 mg IV BID
• Chloramphenicol - 25 mg/kg IV QID§

Children Preferred choices:

• Streptomycin - 15 mg/kg IM BID (maximum daily dose 2 g)
• Gentamicin - 2.5 mg/kg IM or IV TID§

Children Alternative choices:

• Doxycycline - If >= 45 kg, give adult dosage If < 45 kg, give 2.2 mg/kg IV BID (maximum 200 mg/dl)
• Ciprofloxacin - 15 mg/kg IV BID
• Chloramphenicol - 25 mg/kg IV QID§
  
  § - For more information please visit: Abstract: Plague as a Biological Weapon: Medical and Public Health Management