Doxin Indications/Uses

Treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of the following microorganisms in the conditions listed below:
Sexually transmitted diseases due to Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Haemophilus ducreyi and Calymmatobacterium granulomatis; Urinary tract infections due to Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella spp and Acinetobacter spp; respiratory tract infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Klebsiella spp; gastrointestinal infections due to Vibrio cholerae and Shigella spp; systemic infections caused by Rickettsiae, Borrelia recurrentis, Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis, Bartonella baciliformis and Brucella spp; infections caused by Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Shigella spp and Acinetobacter spp.
When penicillin is contraindicated, doxycycline is an alternative drug in the treatment of the following infections: Uncomplicated gonorrhea caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum, yaws caused by Treponema pertenue, listeriosis due to Listeria monocytogenes, anthrax due to Bacillus anthracis, Vincent's infection caused by Fusobacterium fusiforme, actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces israelii, infections caused by Clostridium spp.
In acute intestinal amebiasis, doxycycline may be a useful adjunct to amebicides.
In severe acne, doxycycline may be a useful adjunctive therapy.
In refractory periodontitis and periodontal abscess, doxycycline may be a useful adjunctive therapy.
Prophylaxis: Prophylaxis of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum in short-term travelers (<4 months) to areas with Chloroquine and/or pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine resistant strains.