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===Treatment=== | ===Treatment=== | ||
*Chancroid | *Chancroid <ref>{{Cite journal| issn = 1545-8601| volume = 64| issue = RR-03| pages = 1–137| last1 = Workowski| first1 = Kimberly A.| last2 = Bolan| first2 = Gail A.| title = Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015| journal = MMWR. Recommendations and reports: Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports / Centers for Disease Control| date = 2015-06-05| pmid = 26042815}}</ref> | ||
:*Preferred Regimen: [[Azithromycin]] 1 g PO in a single dose {{or}} [[Ceftriaxone]] 250 mg IM in a single dose {{or}} [[Ciprofloxacin]] 500 mg PO bid for 3 days {{or}} [[Erythromycin]] base 500 mg PO three tid for 7 days | :*Preferred Regimen: [[Azithromycin]] 1 g PO in a single dose {{or}} [[Ceftriaxone]] 250 mg IM in a single dose {{or}} [[Ciprofloxacin]] 500 mg PO bid for 3 days {{or}} [[Erythromycin]] base 500 mg PO three tid for 7 days | ||
:* Note(1): Regardless of whether symptoms of the disease are present, sex partners of patients who have chancroid should be examined and treated if they had sexual contact with the patient during the 10 days preceding the patient’s onset of symptoms. | :* Note(1): Regardless of whether symptoms of the disease are present, sex partners of patients who have chancroid should be examined and treated if they had sexual contact with the patient during the 10 days preceding the patient’s onset of symptoms. | ||
:* Note(2):Persons with HIV infection might require repeated or longer courses of therapy, and treatment failures can occur with any regimen. | :* Note(2):Persons with HIV infection might require repeated or longer courses of therapy, and treatment failures can occur with any regimen. | ||
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 Photomicrograph of H. ducreyi
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| Haemophilus ducreyi (Neveu-Lemaire 1921) Bergey et al. 1923 |
Haemophilus ducreyi is a fastidious Gram-negative streptobacillus causing the sexually transmitted disease chancroid characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. nl:Haemophilus ducreyi Template:WikiDoc Sources
Treatment
- Chancroid [1]
- Preferred Regimen: Azithromycin 1 g PO in a single dose OR Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM in a single dose OR Ciprofloxacin 500 mg PO bid for 3 days OR Erythromycin base 500 mg PO three tid for 7 days
- Note(1): Regardless of whether symptoms of the disease are present, sex partners of patients who have chancroid should be examined and treated if they had sexual contact with the patient during the 10 days preceding the patient’s onset of symptoms.
- Note(2):Persons with HIV infection might require repeated or longer courses of therapy, and treatment failures can occur with any regimen.