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Hi doctors, can you tell me what is ic doxycycline used for?

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Antibiotics/Infectio: It is an antibiotic used for various indications. It a tetracycline class of antibiotic 1Ricketsial infections like rocky mountain spotted fever 2Some STDs by Chlamydia,granuloma inguinale 3Mycoplasma and chlamydia psittaci infection 4Plague,cholera,Tularemia 5Eye infection with trachoma 6 Anthrax 7Severe acne 8Prophylaxis for Malaria It may not be best choice for some infections mention

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