Doxycycline
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INDICATIONS
FDA
- Anthrax due to Bacillus anthracis
- Inhalation anthrax: Post-exposure prophylaxis or treatment (see "biodefense-anthrax")
- Treatment of cutaneous, gastrointestinal or oropharyngeal anthrax
- Granuloma inguinale caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
- If PCN allergic
- Uncomplicated gonorrhea caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum
- Yaws caused by Treponema pertenue
- Listeriosis due to Listeria monocytogenes
- Vincent’s infection caused by Fusobacterium fusiforme
- Actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces israelli
- Infections caused by Clostridial species
- Psittacosis caused by Chlamydia psittaci
- Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF), typhus, Q fever, rickettsialpox, and tick fevers cased by Rickettsia species.
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Uncomplicated urethral, endocervical or rectal infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
- Nongonococcal urethritis caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum
- Lymphogranuloma venereum caused by Chlamydia spp.
- Trachoma, inclusion conjunctivitis cause by C. trachomatis.
- Gram-negative infections caused by H. ducreyi, Y. pestis, F. tularensis, V. cholerae, C. fetus, Brucella spp., B. bacilliformis, C. granulomatis.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Lyme disease
- Malaria prophylaxis
- Community acquired pneumonia
- Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
- Skin and soft tissue infections due to S. aureus
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INDICATIONS
FDA
- Anthrax due to Bacillus anthracis
- Inhalation anthrax: Post-exposure prophylaxis or treatment (see "biodefense-anthrax")
- Treatment of cutaneous, gastrointestinal or oropharyngeal anthrax
- Granuloma inguinale caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
- If PCN allergic
- Uncomplicated gonorrhea caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum
- Yaws caused by Treponema pertenue
- Listeriosis due to Listeria monocytogenes
- Vincent’s infection caused by Fusobacterium fusiforme
- Actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces israelli
- Infections caused by Clostridial species
- Psittacosis caused by Chlamydia psittaci
- Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia recurrentis
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF), typhus, Q fever, rickettsialpox, and tick fevers cased by Rickettsia species.
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Uncomplicated urethral, endocervical or rectal infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
- Nongonococcal urethritis caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum
- Lymphogranuloma venereum caused by Chlamydia spp.
- Trachoma, inclusion conjunctivitis cause by C. trachomatis.
- Gram-negative infections caused by H. ducreyi, Y. pestis, F. tularensis, V. cholerae, C. fetus, Brucella spp., B. bacilliformis, C. granulomatis.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Lyme disease
- Malaria prophylaxis
- Community acquired pneumonia
- Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
- Skin and soft tissue infections due to S. aureus
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