Sexually transmitted diseases chlamydial

Commonly used for sexually transmitted diseases (i.e., chlamydial infections) rather than UTIs. 

Although the clinical usefulness of tetracyclines is limited for most of the common microbial pathogens, they remain drugs of choice (or very effective alternative therapy) for a wide variety of infections caused by less common pathogens. These include brucellosis rickettsial infections such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus, and Q fever Mycoplasma pneumonia cholera plague Ureaplasma urethritis Chlamydia infections and Lyme disease. Oral doxycycline, 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days, is a recommended treatment for chlamydial sexually transmitted disease. 

Erythromycin is also an effective alternative to tetracycline for the treatment of adult chlamydial sexually transmitted disease. Adults should receive 2 g of erythromycin daily in four divided doses for at least 7 days. Trachoma and inclusion conjunctivitis in older children or adults... 

Ofloxacin Floxin tract infections, pyelonephritis, chlamydial sexually transmitted disease, prostatitis, skin and soft tissue infections... 

Chlamydial infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States, with an estimated 2.8 million new cases per year. In 2002 over 800,000 cases of chlamydial infection were reported to the CDC, with many more cases remaining unreported. 

All patients with suspected or confirmed chlamydial conjunctivitis should be tested for other sexually transmitted diseases and evaluation and consideration given to comanagement with a gynecologist or urologist. If left untreated, chlamydial vaginitis can result in severe pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. Sexual partners of infected individuals should also receive systemic antibiotics, even if no symptoms are present. In preadolescent children, sexual abuse must be considered in cases of confirmed chlamydial infection. 

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