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  1. May 23, 2024 · Tables. Efficacy of Doxycycline as PEP to Prevent Bacterial STIs. Doxycycline Individual Level Harms – Antimicrobial Resistance. Doxycycline Use and Adverse Events. Sources. Provides tables of evidence in the use of Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for bacterial STI prevention.

  2. How Is Doxycycline Used? In previous and current practice, the drug is most often used for the following[1]: “To treat or prevent anthrax (a serious infection that may be spread on purpose as part of a bioterror attack) in people who may have been exposed to anthrax in the air.”

  3. • For chlamydial infections affecting the urethra, rectum, or pharynx, doxycycline, 100 mg orally twice daily for seven days, is most effective. • For gonorrheal infection,...

  4. Adults and adolescents doxycycline 100 mg orally 2x/day for 7 days azithromycin 1 gm orally in a single dose OR levofloxacin 500 mg orally 1x/day for 7 days Pregnancy azithromycin 1 gm orally in a single dose amoxicillin 500 mg orally 3x/day for 7 days Infants and children <45 kg4 (nasopharynx, urogenital, and rectal)

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  5. Feb 27, 2020 · The CDC recommends “doxycycline as the treatment of choice for children of all ages with suspected tickborne rickettsial disease” noting that “Previous concerns about tooth staining in children aged <8 years stem from older tetracycline-class drugs that bind more readily to calcium than newer members of the drug class, such as doxycycline ...

  6. Oct 25, 2022 · Doxycycline has plenty of street cred in the STI world. A week’s worth of the medication is the first-line treatment of choice for chlamydia, and a two-week course is the best syphilis...

  7. Treatment for chlamydia has been updated in the 2021 guidelines. 1 The recommended regimen for nonpregnant adolescents and adults is doxycycline 100 mg orally 2x/day for 7 days, with other regimens used only by exception. 1 Providers should keep in mind that men and women in younger age groups may be less likely to use condoms than older adults ...