Antibiotics in
primary care
setting
Domina Petric, MD
TETRACYCLINES
I.
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Doxycyclinum
100 mg capsules
for children older
then 12 years and
adults
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Indications:
• acute exacerbation of
chronic bronchitis and
sinusitis
• urinary tract infections
(UTI) caused with
E. coli, Klebsiella spp.,
Enterobacter spp.,
Streptoccocus faecalis
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Indications:
Sexually transmitted diseases
(STD):
• urethritis caused with
Chlamydia trachomatis,
Ureaplasma urealyticum
• simple gonococcal infections
• prostatitis
• syphilis
• lymphogranuloma venereum
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Indications:
• inclusion (chlamydial)
conjunctivitis, trachoma
• psittacosis
• acne, acne rosacea
• anthrax
• actinomycosis
• boreliosis (Laymes
disease)
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Indications:
• rickettsiosis
• shigellosis
• cholera
• amebiasis
• tularemia
• melidiosis
• brucellosis
• nocardiosis
• leptospirosis
• Wipple´s
disease
• tropical
sprue
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Dose
• First day of infection dose is
200 mg per os (at once or
100 mg twice a day).
• Other days dose is 100 mg.
• If it is severe infection, dose is
always 200 mg.
• Maximum dose is 300 mg.
• Treatment duration is 24-48
hours after symptoms
withdrawal.
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Contraindications:
• hypersensitivity
Children under the age of 12
years:
• permanent teeth
discoloration
• bone development
disorders
• tooth enamel hypoplasia
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Precautions:
• liver damage
• kidney damage
• severe skin reactions
• photosensitivity
• Clostridium difficile
diarrhoea
• esophagitis
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Precautions:
• benign intracranial
hypertension
• porphyria
• Myasthenia gravis
• systemic erythematous
lupus
• lactosis intolerance
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Interactions:
Warfarin!
Increases the
risk of bleeding.
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Side effects:
• anemia,
thrombocytopenia,
neutropenia...
• headaches, benign
intracranial hypertension
• tinnitus
• gastrointenstinal
problems
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Side effects:
• urea blood levels
elevation
• hypersensitivity reactions
• liver and kidney damage
rarely
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BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS
II.
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EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA
LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS
A)
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Amoxicillinum
• Almacin a 500 mg
• Amoksicilin a 1000 mg
• ...
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Indications:
• otitis media
• acute exacerbation of
chronic bronchitis
• bronchopneumonia
• cystitis
• urethritis
• pyelonephritis
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Indications:
• bacteriuria in pregnancy
• puerperal sepsis
• gonorrhoea
• skin and soft tissues
infections
• bacterial endocarditis
• abdominal tifus
• Helycobacter pylori
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Dose:
Adults:
• 250 mg per os three times a
day
• in more severe infections,
500 mg three times a day
• very difficult infections of
respiratory tract, 3 g twice a
day
• urinary tract infections, two
doses of 3 g
• gonorrhea one dose of 3 g
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Precautions:
• hypersensitivity
• kidney damage
• neonatal period
• lactosis intolerance
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Interactions:
Warfarin!
Increases the
risk of bleeding.
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Common side
effects:
• nausea
• vomiting
• urticaria
• pruritus
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Amoxicillinum
For children with body
weight less then 40 kg:
• Almacin 250 mg/5 mL
powder for oral
suspension
• one little spoon has 5 mL
• dose is 40-90 mg/kg/day
divided in two or three
doses
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Example
• Child: 30 kg, mild infection
Dose:
• 50 mg x 30 kg=150 mg
Result: 150 mg (3 mL)
• 75 mg (1,5 mL) twice a day
OR
• 50 mg (1 mL) three times a
day
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PENICILLIN SENSITIVE ON
BETA LACTAMASE
B)
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Phenoxymethylpenicillinum
kalicum per os
• Silapen K 1 000 000 i.j.
• Silapen K 1 500 000 i.j.
• Silapen K powder for oral
suspension
• Ospen K 1 000 000 i.j.
• Ospen K 1 500 000 i.j.
Three or four doses every 6
to 8 hours.
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PENICILLIN RESISTENT ON
BETA LACTAMASE
C)
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For parenteral
application:
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COMBINATIONS WITH BETA
LACTAMASE INHIBITORS
D)
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Combinations
amoxicillinum and
acidum clavulanicum
(co-amoxiclav)
piperacillinum and
tazobactamum (for
parenteral application)
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Co-amoxiclav
For oral application, adults:
• 500 mg/125 mg
• 875 mg/125 mg
For oral application, children
(BW less then 40 kg)
• 400 mg + 57 mg/5 mL
powder for oral
suspension
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Indications:
• acute bacterial sinusitis
• acute otitis media
• acute exacerbations of
chronic bronchitis
• community acquired
pneumonia
• cystitis
• pyelonephritis
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Indications:
• skin and soft tissues
infections, cellulitis
• tooth abscess with
cellulitis
• bones and joints
infections
• osteomyelitis
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Dose for adults:
• 500 mg/125 mg per os
three times a day
OR
• 875 mg/125 mg per os
twice a day
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Children (400 mg +
57 mg/5mL)
Age Moderate
infections
Severe
infections
2 months-
2 years
0,15 mL/kg
twice a day
0,3 mL/kg
twice a day
2-6 years
(13-21 kg)
2,5 mL
twice a day
5 mL twice
a day
7-12 years
(22-40 kg)
5 mL twice
a day
10 mL twice
a day
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CEPHALOSPORINS
III.
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FIRST GENERATION
A)
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First generation
cephalosporins:
cefazolinum
(parenteral
application)
cefalexinum
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Cefalexinum (oral
application) adults:
• 250 mg OR 500 mg
• respiratory tract infections
• otitis media
• skin and soft tissues
infections
• bones and joints infections
• UTI (including prostatitis)
• dental infections
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The best activity
on GRAM POSITIVE
BACTERIA!
Dose for adults
500 mg twice
a day (every
12 hours)
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Contraindications:
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Precautions:
• pseudomembranous
colitis
• kidney damage
• false positive direct
Coomb´s test
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Side effects:
• headache
• agitation
• halucinations
• pseudomembranous
colitis
• pain in abdomen
• anal pruritus
• interstitial nephritis
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Cefalexinum for
children:
• 250 mg/5 mL powder for oral
suspension
• Dose is 25-50 mg/kg/day up to
maximum 100 mg/kg/day.
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For most infections:
Children <5 years old 125 mg (2,5 mL) every 8
hours (three times a
day)
Children >5 years old 250 mg (5 mL) every 8
hours (three times a
day)
In difficult infections dose can be double!
Cefalexinum for
children:
For otitis media:
• 75-100 mg/kg/day divided
in four doses!
Example: otitis media, child 20 kg
• 80 mg x 20 kg = 1600 mg
• 400 mg (8 mL) every 6 hours
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SECOND GENERATION: ACTIVITY
ON BOTH POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE GRAM BACTERIA
B)
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Cefuroximum
• acute streptococcal
tonsillitis and pharyngitis
• acute bacterial sinusitis
• acute otitis media
• acute exacerbations of
chronic bronchitis
• cystitis
• pyelonephritis
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Cefuroximum
• simple skin and soft
tissues infections
• Laymes disease early
stage
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Dose (adults and children
>40 kg) per os:
Acute tonsillitis and
pharyngitis, bacterial
sinusitis
250 mg per os twice a
day (every 12 hours)
Acute otitis media 500 mg twice a day
Acute exacerbations
of chronic bronchitis
500 mg twice a day
Cystitis 250 mg twice a day
Pyelonephritis 250-500 mg twice a
day
Skin and soft tissues
infections
250 mg twice a day
Laymes disease 500 mg twice a day, 14
days
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Precautions
• hypersensitivity
• Jarisch-Herxheimer´s
reaction
• Candida albicans
growth
• pseudomembranous
colitis
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Side effects:
• Candida albicans
growth
• eosinophilia
• headache
• dizziness
• liver enzimes elevation
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Cefuroximum for
children:
Zinnat
125 mg/5 mL
granules for
oral
suspension
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Cefuroximum for children
(<40 kg) PER OS:
Disease Dose Maximum dose
Acute tonsillitis
and pharyngitis,
bacterial sinusitis
10 mg/kg twice a
day
125 mg twice a day
(5 mL) twice a day
Acute otitis
media (age>2 years)
15 mg/kg twice a
day
250 mg twice a day
(10 mL) twice a day
Cystitis 15 mg/kg twice a
day
250 mg twice a day
Pyelonephritis 15 mg/kg twice a
day
250 mg twice a day
during 10-14 days
Skin and soft
tissues infections
15 mg/kg twice a
day
250 mg twice a day
Laymes disease 15 mg/kg twice a
day
250 mg twice a day
during 10-21 days
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THIRD GENERATION:
ACTIVITY MORE ON GRAM
NEGATIVE BACTERIA
C)
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Ceftibutenum
• pharyngitis, tonsilitis
• scarlatina (adults,
children)
• acute sinusitis (adults)
• otitis media (children)
• acute exacerbation of
chronic bronchitis
• community-acquired
pneumonia
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Ceftibutenum
• complicated and
simple UTI in adults
and children
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Dose (adults,
children >40 kg)
• Dose is 400 mg per os
once a day in most of the
indications.
• In community acquired
pneumonia dose is 200 mg
per os twice a day (every
12 hours).
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Precautions:
• hypersensitivity
• kidney damage
• chronic
gastrointestinal
diseases (chronic
colitis)
• pseudomembranous
colitis
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Side effects:
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• headache
• ...
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Ceftibutenum for
children:
• Cedax 180 mg/5 mL
powder for oral
suspension.
• Dose is 9 mg/kg/day per os
once a day (maximum
400 mg/day) in acute otitis
media, UTI and tonsilitis,
pharyngitis.
Child: 20 kg, UTI
• 20 kg x 9 mg = 180 mg (5 mL) once a day
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Cefiximum
Dose for adults is
200-400 mg per os a day (at
once or in two doses) for:
• respiratory tract infections
with resistent bacteria
• bronchitis, pneumonia
• UTI
• cervical/urethral
gonorrhoea
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Cefiximum for
children <40 kg
Cefexin 100 mg/5 mL
powder for oral suspension:
• 8 mg/kg/day at once or
divided in two doses
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Age of the child Dose
6 months to 1 year 3,75 mL a day (75 mg)
1 year to 4 years 5 mL a day (100 mg)
5 years to 10 years 10 mL a day (200 mg)
Cefpodoximum (Rexocef
100 mg/200 mg) per os:
Disease Dose
Sinusitis 200 mg twice a day
(every 12 hours)
Tonsillitis, pharyngitis 100 mg twice a day
Acute bronchitis,
pneumonia
100-200 mg twice a
day
Lower UTI 100 mg twice a day
Upper UTI 200 mg twice a day
Gonococcal urethritis 200 mg once
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Cefpodoximum for
children <40 kg:
Rexocef 40 mg/5 mL
powder for oral
suspension:
• 8 mg/kg/day twice a
day (every 12 hours)
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TRIMETOPRIM
SULFAMETOXAZOL
(CO-TRIMOXAZOL)
IV.
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For adults and
children >40 kg:
• Sinersul 400 mg +
80 mg per os
• Sinersul Forte
800 mg + 160 mg
per os
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Co-trimoxazol for
adults:
Two tablets 400 mg/80 mg
twice a day (every 12 hours)
• OR
One tablet 800 mg/160 mg
twice a day every 12 hours
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Indications:
• prevention and
treatment of
Pneumocystis jiroveci
pneumonia
• prevention and
treatment of
toxoplasmosis
• nocardiosis
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Indications if there is
sensitivity of bacteria on
Co-trimoxazol and
resistency on other
antibiotics:
• acute UTI
• acute otitis media
• acute exacerbation of
chronic bronchitis
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For children <40 kg:
• Sinersul 200 mg +
40 mg/5 mL syrup
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Age of the child Dose
6 weeks to 5
months
2,5 mL every 12
hours
6 months to 5 years 5 mL every 12
hours
6 years to 12 years 10 mL every 12
hours
Treatment:
Usually 5 to 7
days: 24-48
hours after
symptoms
withdrawal!
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Contraindications:
• hypersensitivity
• severe liver damage
• severe kidney damage
• severe haematological
disorders
• megaloblastic anemia (folic
acid deficiency)
• preterm babies and all babies
younger then 6 weeks
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Side effects:
• headache
• rash
• fungi overgrowth
• hypersensitivity
• ...
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MACROLIDE
ANTIBIOTICS
V.
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Azithromycinum
For adults:
• Sumamed 500 mg tbl.
• Sumamed 250 mg tbl.
For children:
• Sumamed 100 mg/5 mL
• Sumamed Forte
200 mg/5mL
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Indications and dose
for adults:
Upper and lower
respiratory tract
infections:
• 500 mg per os once a
day for three days
(1500 mg)
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Indications and dose
for adults:
Acne vulgaris:
• 500 mg per os once a
day during three
days
• 500 mg once a day
during nine weeks
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Indications and dose
for adults:
Erythema migrans
(Laymes disease):
• 1 g (2 x 500 mg) per os
at once, then 500 mg
per os once a day from
second to fifth day of
the treatment
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Indications and dose
for adults:
Erysipelas, impetigo,
pyoderma:
• 500 mg per os once
a day during three
days
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Indications and dose
for adults:
Chlamydia trachomatis
urethritis, cervicitis:
• 1 g once (2 x 500 mg)
per os
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Indications:
• Helicobacter pylori
infections
• C. trachomatis
chronic prostatitis
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Dose in children (powder
for oral suspension):
Body weight in
kilograms
Sumamed
100 mg/5 mL
Sumamed Forte
200 mg/5 mL
5 2,5 mL (50 mg)
6 3 mL (60 mg)
7 3,5 mL (70 mg)
8 4 mL (80 mg)
9 4,5 mL (90 mg)
10-14 5 mL (100 mg) 2,5 mL (100 mg)
15-24 5 mL (200 mg)
25-34 7,5 mL (300 mg)
35-44 10 mL (400 mg)
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Treatment duration: three days!
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Side effects:
• headache
• pain in stomach
• vomiting
• nausea
• lymphopenia
• eosinophilia
• diarrhoea
• ...
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Erythromycinum
• Eritromicin 250 mg tbl.
• For children age more then
8 years and adults:
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Mild to moderate
infections
250 mg four times a day
(1 g)
Severe infections 1 g four times a day
Bacterial endocarditis
prophylaxis
1 g one hour before the
procedure and 500 mg six
hours later
Rheumatic fever
prophylaxis
250 mg every 12 hours
Treatment duration can vary from 7 to 14 days
depending on indication.
Clarithromycinum
For adults and children age
more the 12 years:
• most infections of
respiratory tract 250 mg
per os every 12 hours
• if Haemophilus influenzae,
500 mg per os every 12
hours
• during 6 to 14 days
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Clarithromycinum
Mycobacterium avium
complex:
• 500 mg per os every
12 hours
• therapy is usually
long
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Clarithromycinum
• For children <40 kg:
Fromilid 125 mg/5 mL
granules
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Body weight in kg Dose
8 2,5 mL twice a day
16 5 mL twice a day
24 7,5 mL twice a day
33 10 mL twice a say
QUINOLONE
ANTIBIOTICS
VI.
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Ciprofloxacinum (for
adults)
Most infections of upper and
lower respiratory tract:
• 500-750 mg per os twice a day
(every 12 hours) during 10-14
days
Severe external ear infection:
• 750 mg per os twice a day
during 28 days up to 3 months
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Ciprofloxacinum (for
adults)
UTI:
• cystitis: 500 mg per os twice a
day during 3 days
• pyelonephritis: 500 mg per os
twice a day during 7 days up
to 21 days
• acute prostatitis: 500 mg
twice a day for 2-4 weeks
• chronic prostatitis: 750 mg
twice a day for 6 weeks
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Ciprofloxacinum (for
adults)
• Skin and soft tissues
infections: 500 mg per os
twice a day during 7-14
days.
• Bones and joints
infections: 500 mg per os
twice a day during
maximum three months.
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Ciprofloxacinum (for
adults)
Intraabdominal and
intestinal infections
(cholera, shigella, typhus):
• 500 mg twice a day during
3 to 14 days depending on
the bacteria
• if gram negative bacteria,
750 mg twice a day
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fluoroquinolones
Literature:
•Mediately.com
•HALMED
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