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*[[Ciprofloxacin]] 750mg PO once daily x 1-3 days<ref>Hoge CW. et al. Trends in antibiotic resistance among diarrheal pathogens isolated in Thailand over 15 years. Clin Infect Dis. 1998;26:341–5</ref>
*{{AntibioticDose|disease=Traveler's diarrhea|drug=Ciprofloxacin|dose=750mg PO once daily x 1-3 days|context=Traveler's Diarrhea}}<ref>Hoge CW. et al. Trends in antibiotic resistance among diarrheal pathogens isolated in Thailand over 15 years. Clin Infect Dis. 1998;26:341–5</ref>
**First choice for use except in South and Southeast Asia<ref>Steffen R, et al. Traveler’s Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17006</ref>
**First choice for use except in South and Southeast Asia<ref>Steffen R, et al. Traveler's Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17006</ref>
*[[Azithromycin]] 500mg PO q24h x 3 days OR 1000mg PO x 1<ref>Sanders JW. et al. An observational clinic-based study of diarrheal illness in deployed United States military personnel in Thailand: presentation and outcome of Campylobacter infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002;67:533–8</ref>
*{{AntibioticDose|disease=Traveler's diarrhea|drug=Azithromycin|dose=500mg PO q24h x 3 days OR 1000mg PO x 1|context=Traveler's Diarrhea}}<ref>Sanders JW. et al. An observational clinic-based study of diarrheal illness in deployed United States military personnel in Thailand: presentation and outcome of Campylobacter infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002;67:533–8</ref>
**Nausea is a frequent adverse event<ref>Steffen R, et al. Traveler’s Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17006</ref>
**Nausea is a frequent adverse event<ref>Steffen R, et al. Traveler's Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17006</ref>
**First choice for use in South and Southeast Asia<ref>Steffen R, et al. Traveler’s Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17006</ref>
**First choice for use in South and Southeast Asia<ref>Steffen R, et al. Traveler's Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17006</ref>
*[[Rifaximin]] 200mg PO TID x 3 days<ref>DuPont HL. et al. Rifaximin versus ciprofloxacin for the treatment of traveler’s diarrhea: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2001;33:1807–15</ref>
*{{AntibioticDose|disease=Traveler's diarrhea|drug=Rifaximin|dose=200mg PO TID x 3 days|context=Traveler's Diarrhea}}<ref>DuPont HL. et al. Rifaximin versus ciprofloxacin for the treatment of traveler's diarrhea: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2001;33:1807–15</ref>
**Ineffective against mucosally invasive pathogens ([[Shigella]], [[Salmonella]], [[Campylobacter]])
**Ineffective against mucosally invasive pathogens ([[Shigella]], [[Salmonella]], [[Campylobacter]])
**Considered very safe as it is not absorbed
**Considered very safe as it is not absorbed

Latest revision as of 23:32, 19 March 2026

  • Ciprofloxacin 750mg PO once daily x 1-3 days[1]
    • First choice for use except in South and Southeast Asia[2]
  • Azithromycin 500mg PO q24h x 3 days OR 1000mg PO x 1[3]
    • Nausea is a frequent adverse event[4]
    • First choice for use in South and Southeast Asia[5]
  • Rifaximin 200mg PO TID x 3 days[6]
  1. ↑ Hoge CW. et al. Trends in antibiotic resistance among diarrheal pathogens isolated in Thailand over 15 years. Clin Infect Dis. 1998;26:341–5
  2. ↑ Steffen R, et al. Traveler's Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17006
  3. ↑ Sanders JW. et al. An observational clinic-based study of diarrheal illness in deployed United States military personnel in Thailand: presentation and outcome of Campylobacter infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002;67:533–8
  4. ↑ Steffen R, et al. Traveler's Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17006
  5. ↑ Steffen R, et al. Traveler's Diarrhea: A Clinical Review. JAMA. 2015;313(1):71-80. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17006
  6. ↑ DuPont HL. et al. Rifaximin versus ciprofloxacin for the treatment of traveler's diarrhea: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2001;33:1807–15
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