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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.
- ↑ Guerra, R.; Wheby, M. S.; Bayless, T. M. (1965-10). "Long-term antibiotic therapy in tropical sprue". Annals of Internal Medicine. 63 (4): 619–634. ISSN 0003-4819. PMID 5838328. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Ferri, Fred (2015). Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2016 5 Books in 1. City: Elsevier Science Health Science. ISBN 978-0323280471.