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**[[Levofloxacin]] 500 mg orally once daily for 10 days | **[[Levofloxacin]] 500 mg orally once daily for 10 days | ||
''For persons weighing ≥150 kg, 1 g of ceftriaxone should be administered.'' | |||
''For persons weighing ≥150 kg, 1 g of ceftriaxone should be administered. | |||
Latest revision as of 13:15, 9 December 2022
- For acute epididymitis likely caused by STI [1]
- Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM in a single dose PLUS
- Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 10 days
- For acute epididymitis most likely caused by STI and enteric organisms (MSM)
- Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM in a single dose PLUS
- Levofloxacin 500 mg orally once a day for 10 days
- For acute epididymitis most likely caused by enteric organisms
- Levofloxacin 500 mg orally once daily for 10 days
For persons weighing ≥150 kg, 1 g of ceftriaxone should be administered.