Typhoid (Enteric Fever) Antibiotic by Severity and Local Resistance (WHO AWaRe)
Gives the WHO AWaRe empiric antibiotic for typhoid by severity and local resistance.
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Example
- Severity
- Not critically ill, no sign of perforation
- Local fluoroquinolone resistance risk
- High risk of fluoroquinolone resistance
- Adult or child
- Child
- Weight in kg
- 15
Result: Azithromycin 300 mg by mouth once a day (20 mg/kg; the adult dose is 1 g on day 1, then 500 mg).
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What you enter
- Severity
- Local fluoroquinolone resistance risk
- Adult or child
- Weight in kg (child)
How this is calculated
Citation
World Health Organization. The WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book. Geneva: WHO; 2022. Chapter 15, enteric fever, Table 15.2. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.