CategoryInitial therapyDuration
Adults (including pregnant women and immunocompromised persons)Ciprofloxacin, 500 mg orally twice daily60 days
or
Doxycycline, 100 mg orally twice daily
ChildrenCiprofloxacin, 10 to 15 mg per kg orally every 12 hours*60 days
or
Doxycycline:
>8 years and >45 kg: 100 mg orally twice daily
>8 years and <45 kg: 2.2 mg per kg orally twice daily
<8 years: 2.2 mg per kg orally twice daily