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Anti-TB dose calculator
Height
Body weight
Age
Serum creatinine
Sex
CrCl (CG)
Lean Body weight (James Equation)
for calculating dose of Ethambutol and Pyrazinamide.
Drug | Daily Dose | <35 Kg | 36-49 Kg | 50-69 Kg | >70 Kg |
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H | 4-6 MKD | 4 - 6MKD | 200-300 | 300 | 300 |
R | 8–12MKD | 8–12MKD | 450 | 600 | 600 |
Z | 20–30MKD | 20–30MKD | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 |
E | 15–20MKD | 15–20MKD | 800 | 1000 | 1200 |
Lfx | 750-1000 | 750 | 750 | 750-1000 | 750-1000 |
Am | 15-20MKD | 500-625 | 750 | 1000 | 1000 |
H:INH, R: Rifampicin, Z: Pyrazinamide, E: Ethambutol, Lfx: Levofloxacin, Am: Amikacin, MKD: mg/kg/day
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Steroid in TB Meningitis
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For adults with tuberculous meningitis, dexamethasone should be administered at an initial dose of 12 mg/day for 3 weeks, then gradually decreased over the following 3 weeks.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Oct 1;63(7):853-67
Steroid in TB Pericarditis
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Weeks 1-4: Prednisolone 60 mg daily (or equivalent prednisone dose)
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Weeks 5-8: Prednisolone 30 mg daily
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Weeks 9-10: Prednisolone 15 mg daily
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Week 11: Prednisolone 5 mg daily (final week)
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Feb 15;167(4):603-62.
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