Table 1 2005 GoK clinical classification and recommended antibiotic treatment of children with cough and/or difficulty breathing
Syndrome | Clinical criteria | Recommended antibiotic treatment |
|---|---|---|
Non-severe pneumonia | Rapid breathing: (≥ 50 if 2 - 11 months) (≥ 40 if 12 - 59 months) | Out patient with oral cotrimoxazole |
Severe pneumonia | lower chest indrawing and HIV-unexposed | Inpatient treatment with IV/IM benzyl penicillin monotherapy) |
Very severe pneumonia | Unable to drink, central cyanosis, altered level of consciousness, head nodding, grunting and HIV-exposed | Inpatient treatment with IV/IM benzyl penicillin) and gentamicin combination therapy OR IV/IM chloramphenicol) (plus high dose cotrimoxazole, 8 mg/kg trimethoprim and 40 mg/kg of sulfamethoxazole 6 hourly I.V/oral if HIV-exposed) |