# Infected wound or laceration

- Category: infectious
- Review status: reviewed (every claim checked against a document named on this page)
- Sources: Cellulitis and erysipelas - disease-level clinical article (cellulitis-clinical.txt) · Post-Exposure Tetanus Prophylaxis - disease-level clinical article (tetanus-prophylaxis-clinical.txt) · IDSA Practice Guidelines for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 2014 · Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (cefadroxil monograph) · Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (amoxicillin and clavulanate monograph)
- Verified date: 2026-08

## Verified against

- Cellulitis and erysipelas - disease-level clinical article (cellulitis-clinical.txt)
- Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023
- Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (amoxicillin and clavulanate monograph)
- Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (cefadroxil monograph)
- IDSA Practice Guidelines for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 2014
- Post-Exposure Tetanus Prophylaxis - disease-level clinical article (tetanus-prophylaxis-clinical.txt)

## Treatment metadata

- Wound toilet, tetanus assessment & safety-netting (no drug therapy)
- Cefalexin — oral.solid
- Cefadroxil — oral.solid
- Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid — oral.solid
- Co-trimoxazole — oral.solid
- Clindamycin — oral.solid

## Complete treatment card

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INFECTED WOUND OR LACERATION
Sources: Cellulitis and erysipelas - disease-level clinical article (cellulitis-clinical.txt) ·
         Post-Exposure Tetanus Prophylaxis - disease-level clinical article (tetanus-prophylaxis-
         clinical.txt) · IDSA Practice Guidelines for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 2014 ·
         Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (cefadroxil monograph) · Egyptian
         National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (amoxicillin and clavulanate monograph)
Review status: REVIEWED against 4 sources listed above  (2026-08)

IS IT THIS? - reference only, to read alongside your own examination
  SYMPTOMS - what the patient reports (5)
    - Redness spreading outward from the wound edges over the days after the injury, rather than
      settling  [redness]
    - Pain that goes on increasing after the first 48 hours, when a clean wound should be hurting
      less each day
    - Wound discharge that turns thick, cloudy or foul, instead of the thin clear fluid of early
      healing  [wound discharge]
    - Fever or chills alongside the wound mean the infection is no longer confined to the skin
      [chills · fever]
    - How the wound happened decides the tetanus risk: a puncture, a crush, a burn, an avulsion, or
      an animal or human bite is a high-risk wound  [animal bite]
  SIGNS - what you find (6)
    - Pus coming from the wound, or a fluctuant swelling beside it, points to an abscess that needs
      drainage and not antibiotics alone  [abscess · pus]
    - Local tenderness and warmth over redness that extends past the wound margin is cellulitis of
      the surrounding skin  [cellulitis · local tenderness · redness]
    - Tender lymphadenopathy in the draining group - the groin for a leg wound, the axilla for an
      arm wound  [lymphadenopathy]
    - Look into the wound for a retained foreign body and check the blood supply; a missed foreign
      body is a predisposing factor for tetanus  [foreign body]
    - Red flag: pain out of proportion to the wound, with crepitus or dusky skin, suggests
      necrotising fasciitis - a surgical emergency needing immediate debridement  [crepitus]
    - Red flag: fever above 38C, pulse over 90, or respiratory rate over 20 are systemic signs, and
      two or more of them means admission rather than an oral course  [fever · tachycardia]
  TESTS (3)
    - The diagnosis is clinical. No test is needed for a straightforward infected wound
    - Take blood cultures where there are signs of systemic toxicity, where the infection persists
      despite adequate treatment, or after an animal bite or a water-associated injury
    - Ask for the tetanus immunisation history in doses, not in impressions: fewer than three, or
      unknown, is treated as unimmunised
  IF NOT THIS - what else fits (5)
    - Cellulitis with no wound at all - same skin findings, no breach to explain them
    - Necrotising fasciitis - the emergency this card exists to make you consider
    - A retained foreign body keeping the wound from healing, which no antibiotic will fix
    - An animal or human bite, which changes both the antibiotic and the rabies question
    - Normal healing inflammation in the first 48 hours, which is redness that recedes rather than
      advances
  Source  Cellulitis and erysipelas + Post-Exposure Tetanus Prophylaxis - disease-level clinical
          articles
  Status  traced to the source above

Rx: Main treatment  |  Antibiotic - non-purulent wound  |  Antibiotic - bite wound  |  Add for a
    purulent wound or MRSA risk  |  If severely beta-lactam allergic

MAIN TREATMENT
1. WOUND TOILET, TETANUS ASSESSMENT & SAFETY-NETTING (NO DRUG THERAPY)[1st line]
   Adult    
   Peds     Same for children; the tetanus decision uses the same wound classification.
   Source   Post-Exposure Tetanus Prophylaxis - disease-level clinical article (tetanus-prophylaxis-
            clinical.txt)
   Why      The non-drug backbone. Cleaning and debridement carry the tetanus source's own
            instruction that prophylaxis is given in conjunction with them, not instead of them.
   Caution  Classify the wound before deciding tetanus cover. The source's split is low risk (clean
            and minor) versus high risk (contaminated, puncture, avulsions, or resulting from
            missiles, crushing, burns, animal or human bites, or frostbite).
            Fewer than 3 prior doses or unknown: give the vaccine for a low-risk wound; for a high-
            risk wound give both the vaccine and human tetanus immune globulin.
            Three or more prior doses: vaccine only if the last dose was over 10 years ago for a
            low-risk wound, or over 5 years ago for a high-risk wound.
            Give prophylaxis as soon as possible, and still give it on delayed presentation - the
            incubation period is long and variable.
            Look for a retained foreign body and for compromised blood supply. A missed foreign body
            is listed as a predisposing factor for tetanus.
            Tetanus-prone wounds may be left open, to avoid the anaerobic conditions the organism
            needs.


ANTIBIOTIC - NON-PURULENT WOUND - choose one
2. CEFALEXIN                                              [1st line]
   Adult    500 mg every 6 hours, or 1 g twice daily x 5-7 days
   Peds     25-50 mg/kg/day  [child max 2000 mg]
            3kg -> 75-150 mg/day                     4kg -> 100-200 mg/day
            5kg -> 125-250 mg/day                    6kg -> 150-300 mg/day
            7kg -> 175-350 mg/day                    8kg -> 200-400 mg/day
            9kg -> 225-450 mg/day                    10kg -> 250-500 mg/day
            11kg -> 275-550 mg/day                   12kg -> 300-600 mg/day
            13kg -> 325-650 mg/day                   14kg -> 350-700 mg/day
            15kg -> 375-750 mg/day                   16kg -> 400-800 mg/day
            17kg -> 425-850 mg/day                   18kg -> 450-900 mg/day
            19kg -> 475-950 mg/day                   20kg -> 500-1000 mg/day
            21kg -> 525-1050 mg/day                  22kg -> 550-1100 mg/day
            23kg -> 575-1150 mg/day                  24kg -> 600-1200 mg/day
            25kg -> 625-1250 mg/day                  26kg -> 650-1300 mg/day
            27kg -> 675-1350 mg/day                  28kg -> 700-1400 mg/day
            29kg -> 725-1450 mg/day                  30kg -> 750-1500 mg/day
            31kg -> 775-1550 mg/day                  32kg -> 800-1600 mg/day
            33kg -> 825-1650 mg/day                  34kg -> 850-1700 mg/day
            35kg -> 875-1750 mg/day                  36kg -> 900-1800 mg/day
            37kg -> 925-1850 mg/day                  38kg -> 950-1900 mg/day
            39kg -> 975-1950 mg/day                  40kg -> 1000-2000 mg/day
            41kg -> 1025-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  42kg -> 1050-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
            43kg -> 1075-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  44kg -> 1100-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
            45kg -> 1125-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  46kg -> 1150-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
            47kg -> 1175-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  48kg -> 1200-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
            49kg -> 1225-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  50kg -> 1250-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
   Choice   The guideline-named agent for non-purulent infection. Cefadroxil is the twice-daily
            alternative where cefalexin is not stocked.
   Source   IDSA Practice Guidelines for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections 2014
   Why      First choice when the infection is non-purulent spreading redness around the wound. The
            dose is the one already carried by the cellulitis card, whose source states cephalexin
            500 mg every 6 hours for non-purulent cellulitis with a course of at least 5 days.
   Caution  Covers streptococci and MSSA. It does not cover MRSA - see co-trimoxazole if the wound
            is purulent or there are MRSA risk factors.
   Egypt    AMTHROST 250 MG 10 F.C. TAB.     SIGMA > SABAA        4.00 EGP (0.40/unit)
            CEPHALEXIN 250MG 12CAPS. B.P.2000 ARAB DRUG COMPANY (ADCO)          5.28 EGP (0.44/unit)
            CEPHALEXCID 250MG 12CAPS.        CID                  6.43 EGP (0.54/unit)
            STARCEF 500MG 20 CAP.            SIGMA               18.00 EGP (0.90/unit)
            STARCEF 1GM 12 F.C. TAB.         SIGMA               20.40 EGP (1.70/unit)
            OSPEXIN 1000 MG 12 TABS.         EL NILE. > NO...    28.80 EGP (2.40/unit)
            CEPOREX 1 GM 8 TABLETS           GLAXO SMITHKLINE    78.00 EGP (9.75/unit)
            CEPOREX 250 MG/5ML SYRUP 60 ML   GLAXO SMITHKLINE    23.50 EGP
            AMTHROST 125MG/5ML SUSP. 60ML    SIGMA > SABAA        4.00 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid
            AMTHROST 250MG/5ML SUSP. 60ML    SIGMA > SABAA        4.50 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid

3. CEFADROXIL                                             [1st line]
   Adult    500 mg to 1 g twice daily (every 12 hours) x 5-7 days
   Peds     30-50 mg/kg/day  [child max 2000 mg]
            3kg -> 90-150 mg/day                     4kg -> 120-200 mg/day
            5kg -> 150-250 mg/day                    6kg -> 180-300 mg/day
            7kg -> 210-350 mg/day                    8kg -> 240-400 mg/day
            9kg -> 270-450 mg/day                    10kg -> 300-500 mg/day
            11kg -> 330-550 mg/day                   12kg -> 360-600 mg/day
            13kg -> 390-650 mg/day                   14kg -> 420-700 mg/day
            15kg -> 450-750 mg/day                   16kg -> 480-800 mg/day
            17kg -> 510-850 mg/day                   18kg -> 540-900 mg/day
            19kg -> 570-950 mg/day                   20kg -> 600-1000 mg/day
            21kg -> 630-1050 mg/day                  22kg -> 660-1100 mg/day
            23kg -> 690-1150 mg/day                  24kg -> 720-1200 mg/day
            25kg -> 750-1250 mg/day                  26kg -> 780-1300 mg/day
            27kg -> 810-1350 mg/day                  28kg -> 840-1400 mg/day
            29kg -> 870-1450 mg/day                  30kg -> 900-1500 mg/day
            31kg -> 930-1550 mg/day                  32kg -> 960-1600 mg/day
            33kg -> 990-1650 mg/day                  34kg -> 1020-1700 mg/day
            35kg -> 1050-1750 mg/day                 36kg -> 1080-1800 mg/day
            37kg -> 1110-1850 mg/day                 38kg -> 1140-1900 mg/day
            39kg -> 1170-1950 mg/day                 40kg -> 1200-2000 mg/day
            41kg -> 1230-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  42kg -> 1260-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
            43kg -> 1290-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  44kg -> 1320-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
            45kg -> 1350-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  46kg -> 1380-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
            47kg -> 1410-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  48kg -> 1440-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
            49kg -> 1470-2000 mg/day (upper capped)  50kg -> 1500-2000 mg/day (upper capped)
   Source   Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (cefadroxil monograph)
   Why      The same first-line cephalosporin step in the form most reliably stocked in Egypt - 41
            products in the national register against 43 for cefalexin. Twice-daily dosing also aids
            adherence.
   Caution  Same cephalosporin class and the same gap as cefalexin: no MRSA cover. Switch or add co-
            trimoxazole if the wound is purulent.
            Cross-reactivity means it is not the answer for a patient with a severe penicillin or
            cephalosporin allergy - use clindamycin.
   Egypt    MEGADROXIL 500 MG 8 CAPS.        SHIFA MEDICAL...     4.50 EGP (0.56/unit)
            CEFADROXIL 500MG 8 CAPS.         SIGMA                7.50 EGP (0.94/unit)
            DURICEF 250MG 8 CAPS.            SMITHKLINE BE...     7.90 EGP (0.99/unit)
            BIODROXIL 500MG 8 CAPS.          KAHIRA > NOVA...    10.50 EGP (1.31/unit)
            CEFEX 1 GM 8 F.C.TABS.           SIGMA TEC > F...    22.50 EGP (2.81/unit)
            CURISAFE 1 GM 8 F.C. TABS.       PHARCO B            76.00 EGP (9.50/unit)
            CEFADROXIL 1 GM 6 DISPERSIBLE TAB. SIGMA                                       12.00 EGP
            DURICEF 1 GM 6 DISPERSABLE TAB.  SMITHKLINE BE...    58.00 EGP
            LONGICEF 125MG/5ML SUSP. 60 ML   KAHIRA               4.25 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid
            CEFADROXIL 250MG/5ML PD. FOR ORAL SUSP. 60ML SIGMA                              7.50 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid


ANTIBIOTIC - BITE WOUND
4. AMOXICILLIN + CLAVULANIC ACID                          [1st line]
   Adult    875/125 mg twice daily x 5-7 days
   Peds     25-45 mg/kg/day  [child max 1750 mg]
            3kg -> 75-135 mg/day                     4kg -> 100-180 mg/day
            5kg -> 125-225 mg/day                    6kg -> 150-270 mg/day
            7kg -> 175-315 mg/day                    8kg -> 200-360 mg/day
            9kg -> 225-405 mg/day                    10kg -> 250-450 mg/day
            11kg -> 275-495 mg/day                   12kg -> 300-540 mg/day
            13kg -> 325-585 mg/day                   14kg -> 350-630 mg/day
            15kg -> 375-675 mg/day                   16kg -> 400-720 mg/day
            17kg -> 425-765 mg/day                   18kg -> 450-810 mg/day
            19kg -> 475-855 mg/day                   20kg -> 500-900 mg/day
            21kg -> 525-945 mg/day                   22kg -> 550-990 mg/day
            23kg -> 575-1035 mg/day                  24kg -> 600-1080 mg/day
            25kg -> 625-1125 mg/day                  26kg -> 650-1170 mg/day
            27kg -> 675-1215 mg/day                  28kg -> 700-1260 mg/day
            29kg -> 725-1305 mg/day                  30kg -> 750-1350 mg/day
            31kg -> 775-1395 mg/day                  32kg -> 800-1440 mg/day
            33kg -> 825-1485 mg/day                  34kg -> 850-1530 mg/day
            35kg -> 875-1575 mg/day                  36kg -> 900-1620 mg/day
            37kg -> 925-1665 mg/day                  38kg -> 950-1710 mg/day
            39kg -> 975-1750 mg/day (upper capped)   40kg -> 1000-1750 mg/day (upper capped)
            41kg -> 1025-1750 mg/day (upper capped)  42kg -> 1050-1750 mg/day (upper capped)
            43kg -> 1075-1750 mg/day (upper capped)  44kg -> 1100-1750 mg/day (upper capped)
            45kg -> 1125-1750 mg/day (upper capped)  46kg -> 1150-1750 mg/day (upper capped)
            47kg -> 1175-1750 mg/day (upper capped)  48kg -> 1200-1750 mg/day (upper capped)
            49kg -> 1225-1750 mg/day (upper capped)  50kg -> 1250-1750 mg/day (upper capped)
   Source   Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023 (amoxicillin and clavulanate
            monograph)
   Why      For a wound caused by an animal or human bite. The cellulitis source names Pasteurella
            multocida after a dog or cat bite, which the cephalosporins above do not reliably cover.
            The dose is the Egyptian formulary's standard adult dose for this drug; applying it to
            bite wounds is an extrapolation from the monograph, not a bite-specific guideline
            recommendation.
   Caution  A bite also raises rabies - see Post-Exposure Rabies Prophylaxis (Animal Bite).
            Bite wounds are high-risk for tetanus under the classification above.
   Egypt    E-MOXCLAV 1G 10 F.C. TAB.        EIPICO              14.00 EGP (1.40/unit)
            AUJED 625 MG 12 F.C. TAB.        SIGMA TEC > J...    19.20 EGP (1.60/unit)
            E-MOXCLAV 375MG 10 F.C. TAB.     EIPICO              20.40 EGP (2.04/unit)
            MAGNABIOTIC 625MG 8 TAB.         SEDICO              37.00 EGP (4.62/unit)
            CURAM 625MG 12 F.C.TAB.          SANDOZ > NOVA...   108.00 EGP (9.00/unit)
            AUGMENTIN 625 MG 10 F.C.TABS.    MUP > SMITHKL...   117.00 EGP (11.70/unit)
            CLAVOCILLIN 1 GM 10 DISPERSIBLE TABS. RAMEDA > ORGANOPHARMA                   106.00 EGP
            AUGMENTIN ADULTS 1GM/125MG 12 PWD. ORAL SUSP. SACHETS GLAXO SMITHKLINE        169.00 EGP
            LARYNCLAVE 125/31 PD. FOR ORAL SUSP. 70ML MISR > AL ROWAD PHARMACEUTICAL...     8.00 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid
            MEGACLAVOX 156MG/5ML PD. FOR SUSP. 60 ML CID                                    8.00 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid


ADD FOR A PURULENT WOUND OR MRSA RISK
5. CO-TRIMOXAZOLE                                         [2nd line]
   Adult    800 mg/160 mg twice daily x 5 days
   Peds     6-12 mg/kg/day  [child max 320 mg]
            (6 to 12 mg trimethoprim/kg/day in divided doses every 12 hours;
            maximum single dose 160 mg trimethoprim (Egyptian National Drug
            Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023).)
            3kg -> 18-36 mg/day                    4kg -> 24-48 mg/day
            5kg -> 30-60 mg/day                    6kg -> 36-72 mg/day
            7kg -> 42-84 mg/day                    8kg -> 48-96 mg/day
            9kg -> 54-108 mg/day                   10kg -> 60-120 mg/day
            11kg -> 66-132 mg/day                  12kg -> 72-144 mg/day
            13kg -> 78-156 mg/day                  14kg -> 84-168 mg/day
            15kg -> 90-180 mg/day                  16kg -> 96-192 mg/day
            17kg -> 102-204 mg/day                 18kg -> 108-216 mg/day
            19kg -> 114-228 mg/day                 20kg -> 120-240 mg/day
            21kg -> 126-252 mg/day                 22kg -> 132-264 mg/day
            23kg -> 138-276 mg/day                 24kg -> 144-288 mg/day
            25kg -> 150-300 mg/day                 26kg -> 156-312 mg/day
            27kg -> 162-320 mg/day (upper capped)  28kg -> 168-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            29kg -> 174-320 mg/day (upper capped)  30kg -> 180-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            31kg -> 186-320 mg/day (upper capped)  32kg -> 192-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            33kg -> 198-320 mg/day (upper capped)  34kg -> 204-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            35kg -> 210-320 mg/day (upper capped)  36kg -> 216-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            37kg -> 222-320 mg/day (upper capped)  38kg -> 228-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            39kg -> 234-320 mg/day (upper capped)  40kg -> 240-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            41kg -> 246-320 mg/day (upper capped)  42kg -> 252-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            43kg -> 258-320 mg/day (upper capped)  44kg -> 264-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            45kg -> 270-320 mg/day (upper capped)  46kg -> 276-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            47kg -> 282-320 mg/day (upper capped)  48kg -> 288-320 mg/day (upper capped)
            49kg -> 294-320 mg/day (upper capped)  50kg -> 300-320 mg/day (upper capped)
   Source   Cellulitis and erysipelas - disease-level clinical article (cellulitis-clinical.txt) for
            the indication; the paediatric weight band is from Egyptian National Drug Formulary -
            Antimicrobial 2023 (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim monograph): "6 to 12 mg TMP/kg/day
            in divided doses every 12 hours; maximum single dose: 160 mg TMP/dose", which the
            clinical article does not carry.
   Why      Add when the wound is purulent, when an abscess is present, or where there are MRSA risk
            factors - the source pairs it with the cephalosporin rather than replacing it.
   Caution  Avoid in the third trimester of pregnancy and in infants under 6 weeks.
            Drainage, not antibiotics, is the treatment for an abscess. Antibiotics are the
            addition.
   Egypt    CO-TRIMOXAZOLE 20 TABS.          MUP                  5.00 EGP (0.25/unit)
            COTRIL 400/80MG 20 TAB.          EL NASR             38.00 EGP (1.90/unit)
            SEPTAZOLE FORTE 800/160MG 20 TABS. ALEXANDRIA                      56.00 EGP (2.80/unit)
            SEPTRIN D.S 10 TABS.             GLAXO SMITHKL...    28.00 EGP (2.80/unit)
            SEPTAZOLE 400/80MG 20*10 TABS.   ALEXANDRIA         340.00 EGP (34.00/unit)
            SUTRIM 400/80MG 20*10 TAB.       MEMPHIS            340.00 EGP (34.00/unit)
            CO-TRIMOXAZOLE 200/40MG SUSP. 120ML MUP                                         6.00 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid
            SUTRIM 200/40MG SUSP. 100ML      MEMPHIS             18.50 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid


IF SEVERELY BETA-LACTAM ALLERGIC
6. CLINDAMYCIN                                            [2nd line]
   Adult    300-450 mg every 6 hours x 5-7 days
   Peds     8-20 mg/kg/day
            3kg -> 24-60 mg/day     4kg -> 32-80 mg/day     5kg -> 40-100 mg/day
            6kg -> 48-120 mg/day    7kg -> 56-140 mg/day    8kg -> 64-160 mg/day
            9kg -> 72-180 mg/day    10kg -> 80-200 mg/day   11kg -> 88-220 mg/day
            12kg -> 96-240 mg/day   13kg -> 104-260 mg/day  14kg -> 112-280 mg/day
            15kg -> 120-300 mg/day  16kg -> 128-320 mg/day  17kg -> 136-340 mg/day
            18kg -> 144-360 mg/day  19kg -> 152-380 mg/day  20kg -> 160-400 mg/day
            21kg -> 168-420 mg/day  22kg -> 176-440 mg/day  23kg -> 184-460 mg/day
            24kg -> 192-480 mg/day  25kg -> 200-500 mg/day  26kg -> 208-520 mg/day
            27kg -> 216-540 mg/day  28kg -> 224-560 mg/day  29kg -> 232-580 mg/day
            30kg -> 240-600 mg/day  31kg -> 248-620 mg/day  32kg -> 256-640 mg/day
            33kg -> 264-660 mg/day  34kg -> 272-680 mg/day  35kg -> 280-700 mg/day
            36kg -> 288-720 mg/day  37kg -> 296-740 mg/day  38kg -> 304-760 mg/day
            39kg -> 312-780 mg/day  40kg -> 320-800 mg/day  41kg -> 328-820 mg/day
            42kg -> 336-840 mg/day  43kg -> 344-860 mg/day  44kg -> 352-880 mg/day
            45kg -> 360-900 mg/day  46kg -> 368-920 mg/day  47kg -> 376-940 mg/day
            48kg -> 384-960 mg/day  49kg -> 392-980 mg/day  50kg -> 400-1000 mg/day
   Source   Egyptian National Drug Formulary - Antimicrobial 2023
   Why      The route for a patient with a severe beta-lactam allergy, and it also covers MRSA.
   Caution  Carries the highest Clostridioides difficile risk of the options here; warn about
            diarrhoea.
   Egypt    ADCOCLINDACE 150 MG 16 CAPS.     ARAB DRUG COM...    14.50 EGP (0.91/unit)
            ALFACLINDAMYCIN 150 MG 10 CAPS.  ATCO PHARMA >...    14.50 EGP (1.45/unit)
            ADCOCLINDACE 300 MG 16 CAPS.     ARAB DRUG COM...    24.00 EGP (1.50/unit)
            CLINACYN 300MG 16 CAPS.          SIGMA > EGYPT...    31.50 EGP (1.97/unit)
            MEPACLIND 150MG 16 CAPS.         MEPACO              48.00 EGP (3.00/unit)
            MEPACLIND 300MG 8 CAPS.          MEPACO              38.00 EGP (4.75/unit)
            ALFACLINDAMYCIN 300 MG 10 CAPS.  ATCO PHARMA >...    69.00 EGP (6.90/unit)
            DALACIN C 300MG 10 CAPS.         PFIZER             114.00 EGP (11.40/unit)
            KLENDABIOTICAM 1 % TOP. SOLUTION PANAX PHARMA         8.50 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid
            ADCOCLINDACE 10MG/ML TOP. SOL.   ARAB DRUG COM...    12.00 EGP
                -> ? strength differs, ? different route - not oral solid

Prices are indicative (dataset snapshot 2026-06); verify with the pharmacy.
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