Guidelines for Cholera Treatment with Antibiotics

 Guidelines for Cholera Treatment with Antibiotics

Organization
Recommendation
First-line drug choice
Alternate drug choices
Drug choices for special populations
World Health Organization 21 Antibiotic treatment for cholera patients with severe dehydration only Doxycycline Tetracycline Erythromycin is recommended drug for children
Pan American Health Organization 22 Antibiotic treatment for cholera patients with moderate or severe dehydration Doxycycline Ciprofloxacin Azithromycin Erythromycin or azithromycin recommended as first-line drugs for pregnant women and children Ciprofloxacin and doxycycline recommended as second-line drugs for children
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh 23 Antibiotic treatment for cholera patients with some or severe dehydration 
Doxycycline
Ciprofloxacin Azithromycin Cotrimoxazole
Erythromycin recommended as first-line drug for children and pregnant women
Medicins Sans Frontieres 24 Antibiotic treatment for severely dehydrated patients only Doxycycline Erythromycin Cotrimoxazole Chloramphenicol Furazolidone