ffDoxycycline 100 mg every 12 hours for 14 days Child > 8 years: 2 mg/kg per dose}<b>Alternatives:</b><br>ffChloramphenicol 500 mg orally or IV every 6 hours for 10 days Child: 25 mg/kg per dose ffOr gentamicin 1.7 mg/kg (adult and child) IV or IM every 8 hours for 7-10 days