A 4-month-old female baby is diagnosed with herpes simplex. The baby weighs 6.5 kg and is of average size for her age. She requires treatment with aciclovir intravenous infusion. The BNF for children provides the following information on acyclovir dosing.For neonate:20mg/kg every 8 hours for 14 days ( for at least 21 days if CNS is involved. confirm cerebrospinal fluid negative before stopping the treatment)for child 1-2 months:20mg/kg every 8 hours for 14 days ( for at least 21 days if CNS is involved. confirm cerebrospinal fluid negative before stopping the treatment)for child 3months-11 years:250mg/m^2 every 8 hours usually for 5 daysfor child 12 years-17 years:5mg/kg every 8 hours usually for 5 days.Body Surface Area in Children-Body weight for 6.5kg = 0.36 m^2What is the total daily dose in milligrams of acyclovir that will be administered?

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