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Jul 23, 2021 · These systematic reviews were focused on four principal outcomes of STI therapy for each disease or infection: 1) treatment of infection on the basis of microbiologic eradication; 2) alleviation of signs and symptoms; 3) prevention of sequelae; and 4) prevention of transmission, including advantages (e.g., cost-effectiveness, single-dose ...
- Kimberly A Workowski, Laura H Bachmann, Philip A Chan, Christine M Johnston, Christina A Muzny, Ina ...
- 2021
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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The recommended treatment regimen for non-pregnant patients with C. trachomatis is doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for seven days. This change is due to the increasing antibiotic resistance to azithromycin therapy. In -depth rationale can be found in the guidelines document.
Treatment for sexually transmitted infections usually consists of one of the following, depending on the infection: Antibiotics. Antibiotics, often in a single dose, can cure many STIs caused by bacteria or parasites, such as gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia and trichomoniasis.
The recommended treatment for gonorrhea is ceftriaxone monotherapy given intramuscularly, with dosing based on the patient’s body weight. For chlamydia, doxycycline is the preferred treatment.
Nov 22, 2017 · According to recently updated recommendations for STI management, doxycycline can be used as the first-line treatment in C. trachomatis infections and as the third-line option in the management of M. genitalium infections whereas it is not recommended any more in N. gonorrhoeae infections because of a high percentage of strains resistant to ...
