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From The FDA: Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) Use by Pregnant and Lactating Women
Ciprofloxacin is approved for prophylaxis following inhalational anthrax exposure. According to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ciprofloxacin (500 mg, orally, two times a day for 60 days) is the antibiotic
of choice for initial prophylactic therapy among asymptomatic pregnant women exposed to Bacillus anthracis. In instances
where the specific B. anthracis strain has been shown to be penicillin-sensitive, prophylactic therapy with amoxicillin (500 mg,
orally, three times a day for 60 days) may be considered. CDC guidelines for treatment of anthrax infection in pregnant women
recommend either ciprofloxacin or doxycycline with one or two other antibiotics added for inhalational anthrax or systemic
involvement. more
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Information For Patients: Q & A For Consumers On Doxycycline
Doxycycline is an antibiotic medicine belonging to the class called tetracyclines. It is used to treat
bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. It does not treat viral infections, such as the common cold. more
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Physician Guidelines for Evaluation of Possible Anthrax Disease
Vidyya is watching the CDC and state public health agencies for information that we believe to be of
high quality for our readers. These "Physician Guidelines for Evaluation of Possible Anthrax Disease" are from the New Jersey
Department of Health and Senior Services. These guidelines are among the most solid we have viewed to date, and we are
pleased to pass them on to our readers. more
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Doxycycline (Vibramycin, Monodox, Doryx, Doxy, Atridox, Periodox, Vibra-Tabs) Use By Pregnant
And Lactating Women
Doxycycline is approved for the treatment of anthrax. According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), ciprofloxacin (500 mg, orally, two times a day for 60 days) is the antibiotic of choice for initial
prophylactic therapy among asymptomatic pregnant women exposed to Bacillus anthracis . In instances where the specific B.
anthracis strain has been shown to be penicillin-sensitive, prophylactic therapy with amoxicillin (500 mg, orally, three times a day
for 60 days) may be considered. Doxycycline should be used for prophylaxis only when there are contraindications to the use of
other appropriate antibiotics. CDC guidelines for treatment of anthrax infection in pregnant women recommend either
ciprofloxacin or doxycycline with one or two other antibiotics added for inhalational anthrax or systemic involvement. more
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CDC Telebriefing: MMWR Update On Anthrax Investigations With Dr. Julie Gerberding
The CDC will conduct telebriefings every day from noon to 12:45 for the entire month of November
except Thanksgiving. The call-in number for these briefings is +1 866 254 5942. The speaker for the 01 November 2001
briefing was Dr. Julie Gerberding, acting deputy director of CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases. Dr. Gerberding
discussed the information updated in this week's MMWR. more
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