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Gastrointestinal and Intraabdominal

Tropical sprue ⇧ Return to Top ⇧

• Tropical sprue

• Preferred regimen: Folic acid 5 mg PO bid for 2 weeks, followed by 1 mg PO tid AND (Tetracycline 250 mg PO qid OR Doxycycline 100 mg PO qd for 4–6 weeks, up to 6 months in residents of the tropics who have had long-term disease)
• Alternative regimen: Folic acid 5 mg PO bid for 2 weeks, followed by 1 mg PO tid AND Ampicillin 500 mg bid for ≥ 4 weeks

Note: Vitamin B12 deficiency may be corrected with Vitamin B12 1000 mcg IM weekly for 4 weeks, followed by monthly for 3 to 6 months.