Yersinia enterocolitica infection medical therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Uncomplicated cases of diarrhea due to Y. enterocolitica usually resolve on their own without antibiotic treatment.
Medical Therapy
Antimicrobial Regimen
- Yersinia enterocolitica infection (yersiniosis)
- 1. Enterocolitis and mesenteric adenitis[1]
- Preferred regimen: Enterocolitis and adenitis usually self-limited. No antibiotic therapy is required unless clinically indicated.
- 2. Septicemia[2]
- Preferred regimen (1): Doxycycline 100 mg IV q12h AND Tobramycin 5 mg/kg IV q24h
- Preferred regimen (2): Doxycycline 100 mg IV q12h AND Gentamicin 5 mg/kg IV q24h
- Alternative regimen (1): Ciprofloxacin 500 mg IV q12h
- Alternative regimen (2): TMP-SMX TMP 8 mg/kg/day and SMX 40 mg/kg/day IV q12h
- 3. Peritonitis[3]
- Preferred regimen: Fluoroquinolones
References
- ↑ Bartlett, John (2012). Johns Hopkins ABX guide : diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN 978-1449625580.
- ↑ Gilbert, David (2015). The Sanford guide to antimicrobial therapy. Sperryville, Va: Antimicrobial Therapy. ISBN 978-1930808843.
- ↑ Reed, R. P.; Robins-Browne, R. M.; Williams, M. L. (1997-12). "Yersinia enterocolitica peritonitis". Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 25 (6): 1468–1469. ISSN 1058-4838. PMID 9431397. Check date values in:
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