CategoryInitial therapy (oral)Duration
Adults*Ciprofloxacin, 500 mg twice daily60 days‡
or
Doxycycline, 100 mg twice daily
Children*Ciprofloxacin, 10 to 15 mg per kg every 12 hours (not to exceed 1 g per day)†60 days‡
or
Doxycycline§: >8 years and >45 kg: 100 mg every 12 hours; >8 years and <=45 kg: 2.2 mg per kg every 12 hours; <=8 years: 2.2 mg per kg every 12 hours
Pregnant women*∥Ciprofloxacin, 500 mg twice daily60 days‡
or
Doxycycline, 100 mg twice daily
Immunocompromised persons*Same for nonimmunocompromised persons and children60 days‡