During a cholera outbreak in Yemen, a field hospital is managing multiple patients. Which antibiotic is recommended as adjunctive therapy for adults w...

Question

During a cholera outbreak in Yemen, a field hospital is managing multiple patients. Which antibiotic is recommended as adjunctive therapy for adults with severe cholera to reduce the duration and volume of diarrhoea?

Accepted Answer

Single-dose oral azithromycin or doxycycline

Answer

Oral amoxicillin

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Oral metronidazole

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Intravenous meropenem

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Oral ciprofloxacin for 7 days

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Cholera Treatment

During a cholera outbreak in Yemen, a field hospital is managing multiple patients. Which antibiotic is recommended as adjunctive therapy for adults with severe cholera to reduce the duration and volume of diarrhoea?