Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
• Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
• The tick stuff: Borrelia (Lyme disease), Anaplasma, Rickettsia spp, Ehrlichia
• "Atypical" causes of pneumonia: Mycoplasma, Chlamydophila, Legionella
• Pneumococcus (~20-25% resistance)
• Moraxella, Haemophilus influenzae
• Actinomyces
• Groupable streptococci (although substantial resistance)
• The animal stuff (sometimes in combination with other agents): Brucella, Bartonella, Q fever (Coxiella burnetii), Plague (Yersinia pestis), Tularemia
• STIs: Chlamydia, Syphilis, Gonorrhea (weaker)
• Anthrax
• Malaria
• Acne
• Gram-negative bacilli (theoretical but unreliable)
by Prathit Kulkarni, MD @PrathitKulkarni
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