Oxytetracycline

Kathryn Dzintars, Pharm.D., BCPS, Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D.

INDICATIONS

Granuloma inguinale caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
Lymphogranuloma venereum caused by Chlamydia species; nongonococcal urethritis; chancroid caused by H. ducreyi
Psittacosis caused by Chlamydia psittaci
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii)
Rickettsialpox;typhus infections
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis
Infections caused by B. bacilliformis
Yaws caused by T. pertenue
Infections caused by M. pneumoniae
Brucellosis
Infections caused by Yersinia pestis and Francisella tularensis
Soft tissue infections
Vibriospp. and V. fetus infections
In PCN-allergic pts: infections caused by N. gonorrhoeae, T. pallidum and T. pertenue (syphilis and yaws), L. monocytogenes, Clostridium species, B. anthracis, Fusobacterium fusiforme (Vincent’s infection), Actinomyces species.

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