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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
The mainstay of treatment for Whipple's disease is systemic long-term antibiotic therapy.
Medical Therapy
- Pharmacologic medical therapy for Whipple's disease includes long-term antibiotics. Preferred regimens for initial therapy include Ceftriaxone or Penicillin G or Meropenem if allergic. One year of Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is used for maintenance therapy. In case of sulfa allergy, the combination of Doxycycline and Hydroxychloroquine is used.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Classic Whipple's disease
- Initial therapy
- Preferred regimen (1): Ceftriaxone 2 g IV qd for 14 days
- Preferred regimen (2): Penicillin G 2 million units IV q4h for 14 days
- Alternative regimen (1): Meropenem 1 g IV q8h for 14 days
- Maintenance therapy
- Preferred regimen (1): Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole one DS tablet (160 mg TMP/800 mg SMX) PO q12h for 1 year
- Alternative regimen (1): Doxycycline 100 mg PO q12h AND Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg PO q8h for 1 year
CNS infection
- Initial therapy
- Preferred regimen (1): Ceftriaxone 2 g IV qd for 14-28 days
- Preferred regimen (2): Penicillin G 4 million units IV q4h for 14-28 days
- Alternative regimen (1): Meropenem 1 g IV q8h for 14-28 days
- Maintenance therapy
- Preferred regimen (1): Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole one DS tablet (160 mg TMP/800 mg SMX) PO q12h for 1 year
- Alternative regimen (1): Doxycycline 100 mg PO q12h AND Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg PO q8h for 1 year
Endocarditis
- Initial therapy
- Preferred regimen (1): Penicillin G 2 million units IV q4h for 28 days
- Preferred regimen (2): Ceftriaxone 2 g IV qd for 28 days
- Alternative regimen (1): Meropenem 1 g IV q8h for 28 days
- Maintenance therapy
- Preferred regimen (1): Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole one DS tablet (160 mg TMP/800 mg SMX) PO q12h for 1 year
- Alternative regimen (1): Doxycycline 100 mg PO q12h AND Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg PO q8h for 1 year
Relapse
- Initial therapy
- Preferred regimen (1): Penicillin G 4 million units IV q4h for 28 days
- Preferred regimen (2): Ceftriaxone 2 g IV qd for 28 days
- Maintenance therapy
- Preferred regimen (1): Doxycycline 100 mg PO q12h AND hydroxychloroquine 200 mg PO q8h for 1 year
- Alternative regimen (1): Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole one DS tablet (160 mg TMP/800 mg SMX) PO q12h for 1 year
References
- ↑ Feurle, Gerhard E.; Junga, Natascha S.; Marth, Thomas (2010). "Efficacy of Ceftriaxone or Meropenem as Initial Therapies in Whipple's Disease". Gastroenterology. 138 (2): 478–486. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2009.10.041. ISSN 0016-5085.
- ↑ Durand DV, Lecomte C, Cathébras P, Rousset H, Godeau P (1997). "Whipple disease. Clinical review of 52 cases. The SNFMI Research Group on Whipple Disease. Société Nationale Française de Médecine Interne". Medicine (Baltimore). 76 (3): 170–84. PMID 9193452.
- ↑ Schnider, P. J.; Reisinger, E. C.; Berger, T.; Krejs, G. J.; Auff, E. (1997). "Treatment guidelines in central nervous system Whipple's disease". Annals of Neurology. 41 (4): 561–562. doi:10.1002/ana.410410425. ISSN 0364-5134.
- ↑ Boulos A, Rolain JM, Raoult D (2004). "Antibiotic susceptibility of Tropheryma whipplei in MRC5 cells". Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 48 (3): 747–52. PMC 353111. PMID 14982759.
- ↑ Feurle GE, Marth T (1994). "An evaluation of antimicrobial treatment for Whipple's Disease. Tetracycline versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole". Dig. Dis. Sci. 39 (8): 1642–8. PMID 7519538.
- ↑ Keinath RD, Merrell DE, Vlietstra R, Dobbins WO (1985). "Antibiotic treatment and relapse in Whipple's disease. Long-term follow-up of 88 patients". Gastroenterology. 88 (6): 1867–73. PMID 2581843.