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==Overview==
==Overview==
The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] recommendation for chancroid is a single oral dose of [[Azythromicin]] or a single IM dose of [[Ceftriaxone]] or oral [[Erythromycin]] for seven days.


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| style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 90%; background: #F5F5F5;" align=center | '''''Preferred Regimen'''''
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC" align=left | ▸ '''''[[Ceftriaxone]] 250 mg IM single dose'''''
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC" align=left | OR
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC" align=left | ▸ '''''[[Azithromycin]] 1 gm po single dose'''''
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC" align=left | ▸ '''''[[Ciprofloxacin]] 500 mg bid po x 3 days '''''
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC" align=left | OR
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| style="font-size: 90%; padding: 0 5px; background: #DCDCDC" align=left | ▸ '''''[[Erythromycin]] base 500 mg qid po x 7 days'''''
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 20:35, 11 February 2014