Group	Comparator drug and dosage		Levofloxacin dosage
Six months to younger than five years	22.5 mg per kg amoxicillin/clavulanic acid [Augmentin] oral suspension twice daily (maximal dosage: 875 mg per day)* or 25 mg per kg ceftriaxone (Rocephin) IV every 12 hours (maximal dosage: 4 g per day)		10 mg per kg oral suspension twice daily (maximal dosage: 500 mg per day) or 10 mg per kg IV every 12 hours (maximal dosage: 500 mg per day)
Five to 16 years of age	7.5 mg per kg clarithromycin (Biaxin) oral suspension twice daily or 250-mg tablet twice daily (maximal dosage: 250 mg twice daily) or 25 mg per kg ceftriaxone IV every 12 hours (maximal dosage: 4 g per day) plus 10 mg per kg erythromycin IV every six hours (maximal dosage: 4 g per 24 hours) or 7.5 mg per kg clarithromycin oral suspension twice daily or 250-mg tablet twice daily (maximal dosage: 250 mg twice daily)		10 mg per kg oral suspension once daily (maximal dosage: 500 mg per day) or 250-mg tablet once daily (for children weighing 49.6 to 60.6 lb [22.5 to 27.5 kg]) or two 250-mg tablets once daily (for children weighing more than 100.3 lb [45.5 kg]) or 10 mg per kg IV every 24 hours (maximal dosage: 500 mg per day)