Complicated intra-abdominal infection and peritonitis
Complicated intra-abdominal infection and peritonitis · ICD-10: K65.9
Symptoms
- • Abdominal pain
- • Swollen abdomen
- • Fever
- • Nausea and vomiting
- • Loss of appetite
- • Thirst and low urine output
- • Signs of shock may be present
Drugs and regimens
Complicated intra-abdominal infection — adult 2 g every 12 h + metronidazole
Uncomplicated infections (pneumonia, UTI, skin) — adult 1 g every 6–8 h
Children ≥3 months — 30–40 mg/kg every 6–8 h
Complicated intra-abdominal infection — ≥13 y 1 g once daily, 5–14 days
Intra-abdominal infection — child 3 months–12 y: 15 mg/kg twice daily (max 1 g/day)
Complicated intra-abdominal infection — adult 1 g every 8 h
cIAI — child ≥3 months: 20 mg/kg every 8 h (max 1 g)
Intra-abdominal, skin, pelvic infections and CAP — adult 3.375 g every 6 h
Appendicitis or peritonitis — infant 2–9 months: 90 mg/kg every 8 h
Appendicitis or peritonitis — >9 months up to 40 kg: 112.5 mg/kg every 8 h
cSSSI, cIAI, CAP — 100 mg, then 50 mg every 12 h