Mild to Moderate Infections
20-25 mg/kg/dose IV/IM q6h or 27-35 mg/kg/dose IV/IM q8h Dose limit: 8 g/day (2 g/dose)
Severe Infections
17-27 mg/kg/dose IV/IM q4h or 25-40 mg/kg/dose IV/IM q6h Dose limit: 12 g/day
Surgical Prophylaxis
30-35 mg/kg/dose IV x 1 dose within 60 minutes of surgery Dose limit: 2 g/dose
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Cefoxitin 25 mg/kg/dose IV q6h (Maximum: 2 g/dose) PLUS Doxycycline 100 mg/dose PO q12h in children >8
Cefoxitin 2 g IM plus probenecid 1 g PO as a single dose, concurrently PLUS doxycycline 100 mg PO bid x 14 days
