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Does is matter how long you wait to take doxycycline hyclate 100mg tab after a ceftriaxone 500mg injection for treating an std?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Yes: It is generally started right away to treat potential coinfection with chlamydia tracomatis.

Answered 12/14/2012

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Depends on what you mean by "how long you wait". It would be a mistake to wait a week or two; but it wouldn't matter if it were a few days. Doxycycline is not given to improve treatment for gonorrhea; it is given only in case the person with gonorrhea also has chlamydia. If chlamydia isn't present, it doesn't matter whether doxy is given or if there is any delay in treatment.

Answered 5/15/2023

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