ILADS Guidelines
informahealthcare.com/doi/full/10.1586/14787210.2014.940900Page 5, Question 2, Recommendation 2b (I made the parts about
Ceftin in bold to find easier):
"Clinicians should prescribe amoxicillin, cefuroxime or doxycy-
cline as first-line agents for the treatment of EM. Azithromycin
is also an acceptable agent, particularly in Europe, where trials
demonstrated it either outperformed or was as effective as the
other first-line agents.
Initial antibiotic therapy should
employ 4–6 weeks of amoxicillin 1500–2000 mg daily in
divided doses,
cefuroxime 500 mg twice daily or doxycycline
100 mg twice daily or a minimum of 21 days of azithromycin
250–500 mg daily. Pediatric dosing for the individual agents is
as follows: amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day in three divided doses,
with a maximal daily dose of 1500 mg; cefuroxime 20–30 mg/
kg/day in two divided doses, with a maximal daily dose of
1000 mg and azithromycin 10 mg/kg on day 1 then 5–10 mg/
kg daily, with a maximal daily dose of 500 mg. For children
8 years and older, doxycycline is an additional option. Doxycy-
cline is dosed at 4 mg/kg/day in two divided doses, with a
maximal daily dose of 200 mg."
Do what you can to make sure he is taking a high enough dose so he doesn't end up like you - although we like you just fine the way you are
, no one wants to live their life like this!