A 5-year-old child weighing 45 lbs is suffering from an infection or which ampicillin is the antibiotic of choice. The Physicians' Desk Reference recommends that ampicillin be given at a daily rate of 100 mg of antibiotic per kilogram of body rate. It also recommends that ampicillin be given in equal doses at 8-hour intervals. How many milligrams of ampicillin should be given to the child every 8 hours?

A 5-year-old child weighing 45 lbs is suffering from an infection or which ampicillin is the antibiotic of choice. The Physicians' Desk Reference recommends that ampicillin be given at a daily rate of 100 mg of antibiotic per kilogram of body rate. It also recommends that ampicillin be given in equal doses at 8-hour intervals. How many milligrams of ampicillin should be given to the child every 8 hours?

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